Hakonechloa Macra
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There's a large swath of hakone grass (the plain green species) under trees in a public park near me, which I always think looks amazing and am hoping to recreate in my garden (on a smaller scale). I'vve seen a lot of pictures of this planting scheme used by designers but I've noticed that while designers almost always seem to use the plain green version - nurseries almost always sell only variagated or yellow varieties - just strikes me as strange. Personally - I find the plain green variety much more attractive.
Anyway - I'm wondering what spacing to use if you are aiming to have a dense swath of the grass within say 2/3 years (this is the kind of effect I'm looking for https://www.tomstuartsmith.co.uk/projects/norfolk-garden (photos on the 4th row))
It would be in semi-shade, under a crab apple in good soil.
Thanks in advance.
Anyway - I'm wondering what spacing to use if you are aiming to have a dense swath of the grass within say 2/3 years (this is the kind of effect I'm looking for https://www.tomstuartsmith.co.uk/projects/norfolk-garden (photos on the 4th row))
It would be in semi-shade, under a crab apple in good soil.
Thanks in advance.
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If you are hoping for a large amount of coverage fairly quickly, be prepared to spend a fair amount of money to buy mature specimens (if you can find them). Otherwise, be prepared to be very patient, as in my experience it grows very slowly indeed.
I bought 10 plants from Coolings Nursery around Feb this year.
They had an Early Bird sale on and I paid £5 per 3L pot (P&P was £20 but still a bargain)
I was surprised how quickly they grew.
They look good and sound great in a breeze
There are 5 plants in the pic below
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I've also read they take a while to get going again if they're split as @LG_ mentioned above
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.