Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
Japan
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
Types
Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass
Ornamental Grass
Number of Varieties
4520
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
12 - 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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm150.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Light brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Green, Light Green
Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Consistently
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
-
Borers, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar
Insects
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Laxative
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
Common Name
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass
Eastern Gamagrass
In Hindi
जापानी वन घास
पूर्वी Gamagrass
In German
Japanische gras
Eastern Gamagrass
In French
Forêt herbe japonaise
Gamagrass Orient
In Spanish
forestales hierba japonesa
Maicillo del Este
In Greek
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος
Ανατολική Gamagrass
In Portuguese
floresta grama japonês
Gamagrass Oriental
In Polish
Japoński las lato
Eastern Gamagrass
In Latin
Forest gramina Italica
Orientalium Gamagrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Streptophyta
Class
Monocots
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hachanechloa
Tripsacum
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
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Andropogoneae
Subfamily
Arundinariinae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
501
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27800
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