Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-Kaze'

Japanese Forest Grass



  • Bright, green arching leaves
  • Red and gold tinged in the fall
  • Mounding, flowing habit
  • Slow growing spreader
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Container
Container
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Garden
Garden
Great Foliage
Great Foliage
Ground Cover
Ground Cover
Low Maintenance
Low Maintenance



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers humusy, consistently moist, well-drained soil and partial shade. Plants can be cut back in late winter or early spring before new growth emerges and dead leaves removed through the year. Clumps spread by rhizomes but not invasively. Mulching is beneficial especially in cold winter climates.


Height: 12-18 in
Spread: 18-36 in
Spacing: 18-36 in
Bloom Color:
Zone: 5-9
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Great Foliage
  • Border or Bed
  • Fall Color
  • Specimen
  • Mass Planting
  • Edging
  • Garden
  • Container
  • Low Maintenance
  • Ground Cover
  • Drought Tolerant

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Partial Sun
  • Full Shade

Habit:

  • Mounding

Soil Moisture:

  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Hakonechloa

Common Name: Japanese Forest Grass

Arching habit with green, charteuse or variegated foliage. Foliage may be tinged with shades of pink or red in fall. Great as a groundcover, in mass plantings, as a specimen or in containers.