Hakone Grass And Astilbe Garden Design
Bringing alive any garden area this hakone grass is spectacular as a woodland accent in containers along pathways or entrances.
Hakone grass and astilbe garden design. Delicate looking flowers appear in late summer but are generally unnoticed among the leaves. My son alex walker drennan took me to visit one of the gardens installed and maintained by his landscaping. Its foliage forms an attractive mound of gracefully arching white striped golden leaves that ripple in the slightest breeze.
It s important to note that light exposure will allow for the best coloration of certain varieties. Hakone grass performs best in part shade in consistently moist humus rich and well drained soils. The most commonly found cultivars of hakone grass such as aureola have variegated leaves with yellow stripes and a chartreuse cast.
Delicate looking flowers appear in late summer but are generally unnoticed among the leaves. My favorite way to use it in my garden beds is as an edger where its foliage can cascade onto a path. For other colors to complement gray or blue foliage in a garden bed consider beni kaze which turns wine red in autumn.
Nicolas with solid green leaves that turn orange in fall and albo striata a white and green variegated variety. Bringing alive any garden area this hakone grass is spectacular as a woodland accent in containers along pathways or entrances. May 27 2019 explore barrykeene s board hakone grass on pinterest.
Golden hakone grass also looks great with astilbe epimedium wild ginger bleeding heart and lady s mantle. Try growing astilbe for beautiful showy flowers that do well in a shady garden bed. See more ideas about hakone grass ornamental grasses grasses garden.
The elements of a beautiful garden i love this combination of all gold japanese hakone grass and pink astilbe. This perennial has feathery flowers that sit about the fern like foliage in a majestic way. I ve also grown it as a container plant and love the way it cascades over one side like a waterfall.