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Comments (2)Hi. I have 2 Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' plants, one of which is 7-8 years old,and the other one around 4 y.o. They are in different parts of the garden but do not receive much sun. They have never been mulched but received compost and a mix of kelp, bone meal and leaf mold sprinkled on top when planted. Initially, they were watered daily but after that only as needed during hot spells. One thing the grower told me was not to use spray near the grasses or other plants. People experience a lot of casualties from too concentrated applications of ferti- lizer as well. I know a lot of people have had problems keeping these grasses alive, and there may be other reasons why they don't survive. Overall, the golden culti- vars seem to be more fragile than the green varieties....See Morevariegated hakone grass
Comments (5)I think John is on to something with his suggestion that you are dealing with Phalaris and not Hakone. If it's Phalaris or "Ribbon Grass," do the best thing possible and plant it with an underground barrier all around it somewhere where you can see early or late light through its foliage. I just sheared my ribbon grass to the ground about 2 weeks ago and there is already 10 inches of fresh new foliage standing. What fun as long as you keep the stuff from spreading throughout the garden! I love that it can (and really should) be shorn mid-summer for a fresh push of fine foliage....See Morepicture of my 'hakone' grass for ID purposes
Comments (5)You guys are right, it does appear to be the ribbon grass. I guess my trading partner didn't know either. Anyway, that solves a problem for me, because I KNOW that ribbon grass will overwinter here with no problems and no mulch. So that is great! One thing, I can't figure out why it doesn't look ratty like everyone else's.It's not been cut at all, not even trimmed, ever since I got it last fall and put it into the greenhouse. It's just not burning up like my neighbors" ribbon grass, so that threw me off. Maybe it's because it's from Texas. Maybe it thinks this climate in Indiana is cool and wet next to there! Of course though, it's been 90 degrees every day here and we are 6 inches short on rain for the summer, so that really doesn't sound all that different than Texas. Thanks so much for solving my overwintering problem!...See MoreBest bet for LATE planting of Hakone grass?
Comments (3)In your zone I would try to over-winter them in the basement. It might be a good idea to check to see they aren't overly rootbound, and if so, pot them on before putting them in the basement....See MoreNHBabs z4b-5a NH
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