Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Tender Perennial
Origin
Japan
South America, Argentina, Chile
Types
Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass
Alstroemeria aurea
Number of Varieties
4540
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
12-7
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
H1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm38.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
Light Pink, Lavender, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
Purple
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Green, Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Requires regular watering
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar
Hummingbirds
Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash
angioedema, Rhinoconjunctivitis, Throat itching, Urticaria
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
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
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens
Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
ALSTROEMERIA ligtu
Common Name
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass
Lily-of-the-Incas, Peruvian-lily
In Hindi
जापानी वन घास
peruvian lily
In German
Japanische gras
peruanische Lilie
In French
Forêt herbe japonaise
lis des Incas
In Spanish
forestales hierba japonesa
lirio peruano
In Greek
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος
περουβιανή κρίνος
In Portuguese
floresta grama japonês
lírio peruano
In Polish
Japoński las lato
peruwiański lilia
In Latin
Forest gramina Italica
Peruviani lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocots
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Hachanechloa
Alstroemeria
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Arundinariinae
-
Number of Species
50122
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27800
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