Hakonechloa Macra Hakone Grasses - Summer 2024 - June 2024
Late Summer 2021, I planted the first three Hakonechloa Macra Grasses (the standard, green ones) from Northwind Perennial Farm in the border right around our tree swing tree. I had some All Golds in the ground prior to 2021, but I read about the green ones online and when I saw them, I bought them as one-gallon nursery pots. The All Gold variety have been slow growers (for me), so I wasn't sure what these would do when they matured. I documented them in their first Spring ( May 2022 ) and then one year after planting ( August 2022 ) - when they had put on some growth. Last Summer, I added four more (behind the tree) and this Spring, I moved them (a garden edit) to sit next to the three original ones on the border. Those four are two seasons behind and the move set them back with a little transplant stress. But the three original? They're starting to fill out the space and REALLY shine in the garden. Below is a look at the three original Japanese Forest Grasses in our