Scientific Name:
Hakonechloa macra
Pronunciation:
ha-koe-neh-KLOE-uh MA-kruh
Common Name:
golden variegated hakonechloa
Family Name:
Poaceae
Plant Type:
Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Graceful cascading mounds of arching leaves up to 25cm long x 15mm wide, alternate, most cultivars variegated gold and green.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Horizontal, Spreading
Form:
Mounded, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Alpine, Aquatic - ponds, Container planting, Fall interest, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Hanging basket, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Summer interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include H. 'Aureola' and H. 'Variegata'. Compare to H. 'Albostriata' and H. 'All Gold'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green-yellow, lvs yellow, striped with narrow green lines
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Grain (caryopsis)
Fruit Colour:
Yellow, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
Leaf scorch (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (BCW) Boulevard (Circular) Westend : cv. Variegata - auditorium planting - q.10
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : cv. Aureola
- (ONE) Overpass North side East : dead?