species
Hakonechloa macra
Japanese forest grass
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Hakonechloa macra belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as Japanese forest grass, introduced to the UK. It reaches 40 cm tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade, on loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from August to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 40 cm tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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