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Author Message   Goswimmin  My Favorite Photo My Weather Posted on Friday, March 07, 2003 - 06:43 pm:    I mostly have a shaded yard and really want to do some ornamental grasses this year. Has anyone grown any in the shade? I just ordered sweet flag as I read it can grow in the shade. Mary Mary Wenger Georgia zone7   Kvilledude  My Weather Posted on Saturday, March 08, 2003 - 05:17 am:    Mary, if you have shady areas and love grasses try getting some Hakonecholoa grasses. There are two varieties I know of including H. macra 'albo striata' and H. macra 'aureola'. I have ordered some of the albo striata and am going to try growing it in a pot on my patio in partial shade. There are also types of carex that do well in partial shade including Carex elata 'aurea' also known as Bowles Golden Sedge and Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' Kvilledude North Carolina Zone 7   Euphorbphreak  My Favorite Photo My Weather My Time Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 12:05 pm:    Mary, two New Zealand grasses--Uncinia uncinata and Uncinia egmontiana both do superb in bright shade or part shade. They are deeply red tinged and bloom in the fall and grow into large clumps. They get about 18 inches tall. David, the other CA, USDA z9b, Sunset z17   Gardenbug  My Favorite Photo My Weather Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 01:09 pm:    I like Northern Sea Oats(Chasmanthium latifolium) in a shady area. I cut the seed heads off in Fall and put them in a vase in the house over the winter. This way they don't seed about. These seedheads look like little fish, just adorable! I also grow them in a sunny area, as you see here: I grow the Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' in shade too. gardenbug Ontario, Canada zone 5b, USDA zone 4   Goswimmin  My Favorite Photo My Weather Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 04:42 pm:    Thanks so much for the information. The pictures were great. Mary Mary Wenger Georgia zone7   Madgardenr  Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 08:09 pm:    Here's another photo of Hakone grass, which I grow in an extremely shady area of my garden. And I second the recommendations for Carex morrowii 'Variegata' and Carex elata 'Bowles Golden.' madgardenr Maryland Zone 6/7   Karalyn  My Weather Posted on Friday, December 12, 2003 - 09:28 am:    Okay, I need this grass for my waterfall area of my pond! It is in the shade and I will have hosta's planted with it. I just love it! Did you ladies get this at a nursery or ordered it? Karalyn Idaho Zone 6   Terryk  Posted on Saturday, November 06, 2004 - 07:46 am:    Now that the garden is shutting down, can someone tell me if you cut back the Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' or leave it till spring when new growth appears. I am very new to grasses (actually this is it so far) so help is appreciated. Terryk - NY, Zone "6"   Madgardenr  Posted on Saturday, November 06, 2004 - 08:19 am:    You can do either. I usually just leave mine there. The leaves fade to a muted beige color and I pull them out by hand in the spring when the new growth starts. Madgardenr - Maryland, Zone "7"   Karalyn  My Weather Posted on Saturday, November 06, 2004 - 12:37 pm:    Thanks for the question, Terry. My new hakone like Marie's and madgardener is in a pot still and was in the stream part of my koi pond. I haven't decided to leave it in the pot or just plant it out. It isn't a priority right now, but I do have to remove it from the pond. Eventually I would like it to get full enough to be planted by my big waterfall. You can see that in the magazine October issue on my Koi Pond. I think my grass is there too. I felt lucky to find this at a local nursery. Thanks to Buddies suggestions. Karalyn Idaho Zone 6

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