Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
Japan
North America, Mexico, Central America
Types
Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass
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Number of Varieties
4520
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods
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USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 5
12-1
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
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 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
Yellow, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Do not water frequently
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Consistently
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar
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Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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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
Fruits
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'
Common Name
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass
Summer Squash
In Hindi
जापानी वन घास
summer squash
In German
Japanische gras
Sommerkürbis
In French
Forêt herbe japonaise
courges d'été
In Spanish
forestales hierba japonesa
calabaza de verano
In Greek
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος
καλοκαίρι σκουός
In Portuguese
floresta grama japonês
abobrinha
In Polish
Japoński las lato
latem squash
In Latin
Forest gramina Italica
aestas cucurbitae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Monocots
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Violales
Family
Poaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Hachanechloa
Cucurbita
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
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Cucurbiteae
Subfamily
Arundinariinae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
505
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27800
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