Hakone Grass Addiction

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Author Message   Charlenenj  My Weather Posted on Monday, April 17, 2006 - 09:55 pm:    Okay. I just love this stuff. I got 4 pots of them -- Monrovia -- in the Aureola (golden) variety. Here: The pic doesn't do it justice. It's actually almost an orangey-yellow. It is delicate and sways in the wind. At $20 for a small bit, and the fact they don't spread so quickly, I'm wondering - can I make some of this stuff myself from clippings of the roots or leaves? I'd love to be a mad propagator of this stuff. Charlenenj - New Jersey, Zone "6"   Gardenbug  Posted on Monday, April 17, 2006 - 10:32 pm:    Look around for it at local nurseries too. You should be able to do better on the price as the season progresses. In fact I often buy my grasses at Fall sales. It is very tricky to propagate and there are sometimes "crop failures". Look for nice big clumps as it really is slow to take off. It is wonderful stuff though, I agree! Gardenbug - Ontario, Zone "4/5"   Xanadu  Posted on Friday, April 28, 2006 - 02:56 pm:    This is one item you can find much cheaper at Lowes and Home Depot. I love it too and have found various varieties (and prices!) by searching for the past couple of years. Once in the ground it sends out underground runners. I have successfully cut these to make new starts. Slow growing, though. Xanadu - Northern California, Zone "8/9"   Karalyn  My Weather Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 12:41 pm:    I ditto Xanadu! I love these grasses too, and I must not be treating them right because they die on me. Karalyn Idaho Zone 6   Charlenenj  My Weather Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 02:20 pm:    Interesting. I ended up buying more and used them all around a big tree in my front yard. The idea was that they would eventually fill in and I'd have this big glorious mass eventually. They have done very well growing wise but....boy, these things need almost complete shade. Just b/c some light filters through the tree leaves in the morning, much of the grass is scorched brownish. I will either have to replant them in the back in total shade (though I don't really have total shade) or perhaps my tree will fill out more over time and provide more shade for them (I had the tree trimmed and some branches removed before the Hakone idea). I'm still obsessed with this grass, though I hate looking out my front window and seeing the leaves scorched. Charlenenj - New Jersey, Zone "6b"   Karalyn  My Weather Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 02:47 pm:    Well, what happens to me, is that I put them in my bog garden next to my koi pond. It gets moisture and shade. But they don't survive the winter. Probably because they aren't in the ground or more protected. Karalyn Idaho Zone 6

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