Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Japan
Types
Coniferous Tree
Hakonechloa macra, Hakone grass
Number of Varieties
345
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40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
meadows, Riverbanks, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-6
9 - 5
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Orange, Yellow green, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Oblovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Littleleaf disease
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas, Shallow soil, Wet Site
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Ants, Beetles, Caterpillar
Allergy
Skin irritation
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
Emetic, Laxative, tuberculosis, Vermifuge
Acne, Aging, Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Wood
Leaves
Other Uses
Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Can be made into a herbal tea, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PINUS echinata
HAKONECHLOA macra 'Aureola'
Common Name
Shortleaf Pine
Golden Japanese Forest Grass, Hakone Grass
In Hindi
Shortleaf Pine
जापानी वन घास
In German
Shortleaf Pine
Japanische gras
In French
Shortleaf Pine
Forêt herbe japonaise
In Spanish
Shortleaf pino
forestales hierba japonesa
In Greek
Shortleaf Pine
Ιαπωνικά γρασίδι δάσος
In Portuguese
Shortleaf Pine
floresta grama japonês
In Polish
Shortleaf Pine
Japoński las lato
In Latin
Pinus Shortleaf
Forest gramina Italica
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Pinopsida
Monocots
Order
Pinales
Poales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Pinus
Hachanechloa
Clade
-
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Arundinariinae
Number of Species
350
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27800
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