Hakonechloa macra 'Beni-kaze'
Japanese forest grass (syn. Beni kaze)
This eye-catching ornamental grass can be used in so many ways...as a path edging, massed together as bold blocks of colour or...
9cm pot
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Plant description
This eye-catching ornamental grass can be used in so many ways...as a path edging, massed together as bold blocks of colour or as underplanting for shrubs. ‘Beni-kaze’ has short wide green leaves which assume tones of red and purple as the season develops. In late summer, slender, pale-green flower spikes appear, lasting well into winter.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Slow growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Hakonechloa macra Beni-kaze:
Incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost into the planting hole. Leave flower heads to dry out through the winter, adding valuab valuable texture to plantings. Apply a light mulch (3cm) of well-rotted garden compost after cutting back old foliage and before new growth emerges in spring.
Please note:
This grass dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
