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Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea'

 

Japanese Forest Grass 'Alboaurea'

A clump forming grass which is compact, with typical grass-like arching leaves. This grass is avaiable in a variety of colours including bright yellow with green stripes, bright yellow, mid green with an orange tinge turning red in autumn, green and yellow striped and green turning red/orange. 'Alboaurea' has white splashes on gold and green coloured foliage.

 
plant Features
  • Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Japanese Forest Grass 'Alboaurea'

Latin name

Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea'

type

Grass

family

Poaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Japanese Forest Grass Alboaurea is 0.50meters x 0.50meters 0.50 M 0.50 M

Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea'

A clump forming grass which is compact, with typical grass-like arching leaves. This grass is avaiable in a variety of colours including bright yellow with green stripes, bright yellow, mid green with an orange tinge turning red in autumn, green and yellow striped and green turning red/orange. 'Alboaurea' has white splashes on gold and green coloured foliage.


Planting Outdoors spring

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

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Planting Outdoors autumn

From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn

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