| Description | A cultivar of the Japanese Forest grass with variegated leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (hah-koh-neh-KLOH-ah)(MAK-rah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | (5)6-9 |
| Sunlight | shade to semi-shade, needs some light for foliage color |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | loose panicles, yellow green |
| Leaves | green and white striped leaves, orange-bronze colors in the fall |
| Stems | rhizomatous |
| Dimensions | 1-1.5 by 1-1.5 feet (H-S), mounding, spreads slowly by rhizomes |
| Maintenance | trim foliage to the ground in the spring before new growth appeares |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Species plant native to moist mountain areas including wet rocky cliffs and to moist woodland areas in central Japan, including areas around Mt. Hakone from which both its genus name and common name are derived. |
| Cultivar Origin | Fubuki was discovered and introduced by Briggs Nursery in the State of Washington. |
| Misc Facts | Fubuki means Snowstorm in Japanese. |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Darke), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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