Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Japan
Types
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Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass
Number of Varieties
1045
0
40000
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Habitat
-
meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-105-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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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
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Yellow, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Oblovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Adequately
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Acne, Aging, Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
जापानी वन घास
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Japanische gras
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Forêt herbe japonaise
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
forestales hierba japonesa
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
floresta grama japonês
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Japoński las lato
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Forest gramina Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Angiosperms
Class
-
Monocots
Order
Brassicales
Poales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Hachanechloa
Clade
-
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Arundinariinae
Number of Species
10050
1
27800
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