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  • HAKONECHLOA macra
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    HAKONECHLOA macra

    Commonly known as Japanese forest grass

     AWARD
    Bright green leaves.
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available again from APRIL 2025
    £15.00  , 3+ £13.00  
    Available again from APRIL 2025 - When fresh stock arrives
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Trouble free
    • Place of origin
      Japan
    • Deciduous
    • Panicles
    • Spikes
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Patio / pot plants
    • Fully hardy
    • Linear
    • Height
      30cm (12in)
    • Spread
      40cm (16in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Ornamental grasses
      Perennial grass spreading slowly to form mounds of arching, bright green leaves to 25cm (10in) long, tinged red in autumn. Produces needle-like, pale green spikelets in open panicles to 18cm (7in) long
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      30cm (12in)
      Ornamental Grass - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        40cm (16in)
       
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    Varieties

    HAKONECHLOA macra 'All Gold'
    Delicate golden yellow foliage forming a low mound. Best in semi-shade with some sun
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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