Hakonechloa macra

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superregnum=Eukaryota
regnum=Plantae
divisio=Magnoliophyta
classis=Liliopsida
subclassis=Commelinidae
ordo=Poales
familia=Poaceae
subfamilia=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.

References

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

External links

* http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/361.shtml