Hakonechloa macra

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Hakonechloa macra

Scientific classification
Superkingdom: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Arundinoideae
Genus: Hakonechloa
Species: Hakonechloa macra

Hakonechloa macra (also known as Japanese forest grass) is a distinctive grass of the genus Hakonechloa for use throughout the garden. Its flowers are insignificant, but its lax, overhanging leaves are of a lustrous pale green that spread to form uniform mats of foliage, which flush orange in the autumn. An easy plant to grow, it will typically spread to 30-45cm (12-18in). In sun or partial shade, it prefers good soil that does not dry out.

[edit] References

  • Gardening with Grasses by Michael King and Piet Oudolf, published by Terra Publishing Co, Netherlands, 1996

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