Hakonechloa

taxobox


image_caption=Hakonechloa macra
superregnum=Eukaryota
regnum=Plantae
divisio=Magnoliophyta
classis=Liliopsida
subclassis=Commelinidae
ordo=Poales
familia=Poaceae
subfamilia=Arundinoideae
genus="Hakonechloa"

Hakonechloa is a genus of grasses of the subfamily Arundinoideae.

Common Name: Hakonechloa
Genus: Hakonechloa
Species: macra
Species aureola, alboaurea.

Can tolerate several different light levels, Full sun, Partial shade and Shade.
Fully Hardy
Prefers heavy moist soil types.
Height: 40cm
Spread: 45cm

There are several types of this small Japanese clump forming grass. The aureola form is a gold striped and lime green grass, which fades to pink in autumn. These is also a green form (simply known as hakonechloa macra) and the variegated form alboaurea. The Royal Horticultural Society have given the aureola form their prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).