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. I love this combination of all gold japanese hakone grass and pink astilbe. Delicate looking flowers appear in late summer but are generally unnoticed among the leaves. May 27 2019 explore barrykeene s board hakone grass on pinterest.
Delicate looking flowers appear in late summer but are generally unnoticed among the leaves. I ve also grown it as a container plant and love the way it cascades over one side like a waterfall. Its foliage forms an attractive mound of gracefully arching white striped golden leaves that ripple in the slightest breeze.
Easy to grow resilient to pests and diseases this perennial grass requires little maintenance. Try growing astilbe for beautiful showy flowers that do well in a shady garden bed. The elements of a beautiful garden i love this combination of all gold japanese hakone grass and pink astilbe.
Nicolas with solid green leaves that turn orange in fall and albo striata a white and green variegated variety. See more ideas about hakone grass ornamental grasses grasses garden. The garden has a strong carolyn s shade gardens connection as almost all the plants came from my nursery and.
My son alex walker drennan took me to visit one of the gardens installed and maintained by his landscaping. While the variegated and golden selections of hakone grass prefer some shade to avoid summer scorching the greener varieties can tolerate more sun without the summer burning. The most commonly found cultivars of hakone grass such as aureola have variegated leaves with yellow stripes and a chartreuse cast.
Its foliage forms an attractive mound of gracefully arching white striped golden leaves that ripple in the slightest breeze. Bringing alive any garden area this hakone grass is spectacular as a woodland accent in containers along pathways or entrances. This perennial has feathery flowers that sit about the fern like foliage in a majestic way.