Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola')

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 9b
Plant Height:	12-18 inches
Plant Spread:	12-18 inches
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Deciduous Variegated
Flowers:	Inconspicuous
Flower Color:	Other: Yellowish-green
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Summer
Underground structures:	Rhizome
Uses:	Groundcover Will Naturalize
Resistances:	Deer Resistant Pollution
Propagation: Other methods:	Division
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions:	RHS AGM

Common names

Japanese Forest Grass
Forest Grass
Gold-Striped Hakone Grass
Hakone Grass

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Date: May 2010
By my pond in my former garden

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Location: Scampston Walled Garden, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-30

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-08-21

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Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01

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Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2016-08-19

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Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Date: 2015-08-26

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Location: z6a MA, My Garden
Date: 2012-08-03

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Location: In my garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens, South Amana, IA
Date: Summer

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Location: Green Spring Gardens Park, Alexandria, VA
Date: May, 2005

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-10-06

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Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2017-06-12

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Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-08-21

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Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI
Date: 2011-07-23
Mature plants are green/chartreuse

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

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Location: In backyard, Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2014-4-20
Aureola

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Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2009-07-06
Young plants are very colorful

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Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-06
Young plants are very colorful

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Location: Northwest N.J.
Date: 2011-10-08

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2009-07-11

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Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2016-08-21
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Location: At a nursery, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-18

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Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2015-06-19
Receives only morning sun.

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-11-22
Fall color and seeds

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Comments:

Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Feb 29, 2012 4:21 PM concerning plant:

Recipient of RHS Award of Garden Merit.

A slow growing, rhizomatus grass w/ purple stems and green striped, yellow leaves that turn reddish brown w/ age.

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Hakonechloa Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola')

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Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola')