Scientific name: Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’
Family: POACEAE
Common names: “Japanese forest grass”
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Conditions:
Zone: 5-9
Light: Can take full sun but prefers dappled shade, part shade – full shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Humus rich fertile soil
Moisture: Evenly moist well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 12-18″ W 18-24″
Leaf and Stem shape: Mounds of bright golden green leaves
Flower: Airy sprays of green flowers in mid- to late summer
Maintenance: Zero, or can cut back in late fall early spring
Landscape use: Woodland garden, groundcover, shade garden, edging, container
Propagate: By seed, division and tissue culture
Pests & Disease: None in Victoria
*Deer resistant
Comments: Very long lived, different from other grasses in how it all tends to grow in the same direction, good indicator plant of too dry conditions – wilts in drought and revives well
