Hakonechloa macra watch for grass grub From the North America and

From the North America and South America in the temperate regions

Bold in a trough or a container

Obviously they both do just as well in potting mix and ordinary garden soil

Their relatively soft leaf structure indicates to us that they need some shelter from strong winds which at their worst can shred and snap the leaves and flowering stem – so those species with the larger leaves such as Erythronium tuolumnense and its hybrids need more shelter than smaller growing species

mat forming ground cover for the rock garden

Hakonechloa macra watch for grass grub From the North America andStriking foliage in part sun or shade. A great addition to the arsenal of "grasses" available in New Zealand. Hakone grass or Japanese Forest grass. An easy grass that prefers moist soils in shade or part shade. 60cm tall, spreads only slowly. Wonderful in shaded borders and shingle gardens, looks best massed panted. Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY SA 4. 0 <https: creativecommons. org licenses by sa 4. 0>, via Wikimedia Commons