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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...
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:
Hakonechloa likes a rich, moist soil so incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost into the planting hole and surrounding area. Plants will not do well in very heavy or excessively dry soil. Leaf colour is usually deeper and longer-lasting in partial shade than full sun. Leave flower heads to dry out through the winter, adding 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. The plant can be late to emerge in spring if soil temperatures are low, and slow to clump so we suggest planting in small groups.
Please note:
This grass dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
