Shade Gardening: ornamental grass in shade?, 3 by dax080

dax080 wrote:
Hi -- just checking in as I have had various success with the Hakone grasses, but to get started, I highly recommend the standard Japanese Forest Grass - Hakonechloa macra Aureola. I'm in 5a, and while this grass takes a few years to establish -- once done, it is a trooper. These were planted 3 years ago, so you can see the variance of growth based on the level of sunlight. The first pic is in partial shade (August), the next in full shade (August), and the last in full sun (late June). It varies shades of lime green to almost gold in the sun. I have found it more robust than the other hybrids, which take longer to establish. I do not supplement water, so plants need to be strong to survive. Hope this helps -- Dax

This message was edited Mar 12, 2012 9:11 AM