Hakonechloa macra, commonly called hakone grass or Japanese forest grass, is an underused perennial in shade gardens. This small, elegant ornamental grass shows off its cascading form while spreading ...

The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has announced that Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ its 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year. Also known as Japanese Forest Grass, this graceful, well-behaved grass ...

A wonderful multi-use ornamental grass is the Japanese forest grass ‘All Gold’ (Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’). Hakonechloa (pronounced hah-koh-neh-KLOH-ah) is a clumping grass with the a distinctive ...

IF you have a shady garden, you might dread summer. Not only does it slash your ability to catch good rays, but it can also feel like it wreaks havoc on your garden. While your friends have enviable ...

What: Hakonechloa macra, also known as Japanese forest grass, is an understated and underused aristocrat in the shade garden. This deciduous grass forms airy mounds of medium-green arching blades. It ...

I love the golden waterfall of Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra) 'Aureola' in my garden. Maybe too much: If my count is correct, I've now got nine plants. So it won't surprise you that I ...

There are many lovely ornamental grasses on the market, and a number of them are suitable for mixed sun and shade spots. There is perhaps no more beautiful candidate for such an area than Hakonechloa ...

Ornamental grasses are a necessity in any sunny mixed border, where they add texture, form, color, sound and movement. It’s more difficult to integrate grasses into the shade garden, however, because ...

Here’s to Hakonechloa – if you can pronounce it, that is. This ornamental grass that sounds like a smoker’s cough was chosen perennial plant of the year for 2009 by the plant poohbahs in the U.S. – ...

There must be gardeners out there for whom the name Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' (Japanese forest grass) rolls easily off the tongue. I'm not one of them, though I've been diligently practicing since ...

Shade stumps gardeners. I know it did me at one time. I bemoaned the growing -- still growing -- amount of shade in my garden. That's what eventually happens when you plant trees. Duh. So I started to ...

It turns out, the shape of grass makes all the difference to whether it can thrive in the shade IF you have a shady garden, you might dread summer. Not only does it slash your ability to catch good ...