Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
Japan
World/Pandemic
Types
Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
45220
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Purple
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Consistently
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar
Insects
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Laxative
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
Sometimes
Insignificant
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass
Bladderwort
In Hindi
जापानी वन घास
Bladderwort plant
In German
Japanische gras
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Forêt herbe japonaise
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
forestales hierba japonesa
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
floresta grama japonês
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Japoński las lato
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Forest gramina Italica
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocots
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Scrophulariales
Family
Poaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Hachanechloa
Utricularia
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Arundinariinae
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
50220
1
27800
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