Hakonechloa macra | Aureola Joseph Massie With excellent water retention

With excellent water retention

is the gorgeous arrangements of seasonal flowers

Plant it in a butterfly garden or as a specimen in your landscape

but can also grow in part shade

Hakonechloa macra | Aureola Joseph Massie With excellent water retentionThis attractive grass is the variegated form of what is commonly known as Hakone grass or Japanese Forest grass. Its form is the same as our standard Hakonechloa macro, but the colouring of the plant is quite different. The leaves are a pale creamy yellow, with thin green stripes along the length. This plant is grown for its eye catching foliage. It is both long lived and tough and unlike many grasses, it is a lover of both shade and moist conditions.