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Hakonechloa macra SunFlare™


Japanese Forest Grass

USDA Zone: 5-9

Plant number: 8.190.190


A beautiful new Japanese Forest Grass that represents an important Canadian contribution to temperate gardens everywhere. This stunning form of Hakonechloa macra is a sport selected from the popular cultivar ‘All Gold’ and boasts vibrant, cascading, chartreuse leaves that with more sun become intense golden yellow, randomly highlighted in deep crimson. Fall colouring is a combination of chartreuse and gold saturated with tones of burnt orange and burgundy-red. This neat, strong-growing grass has a compact habit and forms an upright mound with graceful cascading foliage. From Lyle Courtice of HarkAway Botanicals, British Columbia, in association with Concept Plants B.V. USPP#27734: unlicensed propagation prohibited.

Further details for
Hakonechloa macra SunFlare™

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sun Exposure
  Full Sun or
  Partial Shade
Soil Type
  Sandy or
  Clay
Soil pH
  Neutral or
  Alkaline or
  Acid
Soil Moisture
  Average or
  Moist
Care Level
  Easy
Appearance and Characteristics

Flower Colour
  Green
Blooming Time
  Late Summer
  Early Fall
Foliage Color
  Chartreuse
  Red
Plant Uses & Characteristics
  Accent: Good Texture/Form
  Alpine & Rock
  Border
  Containers
  Edging
  Ground Cover
  Massed
Flower Head Size
  Very Small
Height
   30-45 cm
   12-18 inches
Spread
   45-60 cm
   18-23 inches
Foot Traffic
   None

Growth Rate
   Slow












Hakonechloa macra SunFlare™


Japanese Forest Grass

USDA Zone: 5-9

Plant number: 8.190.190


A beautiful new Japanese Forest Grass that represents an important Canadian contribution to temperate gardens everywhere. This stunning form of Hakonechloa macra is a sport selected from the popular cultivar ‘All Gold’ and boasts vibrant, cascading, chartreuse leaves that with more sun become intense golden yellow, randomly highlighted in deep crimson. Fall colouring is a combination of chartreuse and gold saturated with tones of burnt orange and burgundy-red. This neat, strong-growing grass has a compact habit and forms an upright mound with graceful cascading foliage. From Lyle Courtice of HarkAway Botanicals, British Columbia, in association with Concept Plants B.V. USPP#27734: unlicensed propagation prohibited.

Further details for
Hakonechloa macra SunFlare™

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sun Exposure
  Full Sun or
  Partial Shade
Soil Type
  Sandy or
  Clay
Soil pH
  Neutral or
  Alkaline or
  Acid
Soil Moisture
  Average or
  Moist
Care Level
  Easy
Appearance and Characteristics

Flower Colour
  Green
Blooming Time
  Late Summer
  Early Fall
Foliage Color
  Chartreuse
  Red
Plant Uses & Characteristics
  Accent: Good Texture/Form
  Alpine & Rock
  Border
  Containers
  Edging
  Ground Cover
  Massed
Flower Head Size
  Very Small
Height
   30-45 cm
   12-18 inches
Spread
   45-60 cm
   18-23 inches
Foot Traffic
   None

Growth Rate
   Slow