2021-2022 Hoffman Nursery Catalog of Grasses

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
GOLDEN VARIEGATED HAKONE GRASS
A beautiful, elegant grass for shade. Golden
leaves with intermittent green lines flow like a
bright waterfall and are most pronounced in
deep shade, less in sun. Grows in a clump;
spreads very slowly by rhizomes to form a
ground cover. Prefers rich, organic, welldrained
soil. Winner of 2009 Perennial Plant of
the Year ® and the Royal Horticulture Society’s
Award of Garden Merit. Avoid shipping in heat
of Jul/Aug.
HAK-HEL
Warm season, green-golden variegated, 1.5’-2’,
sun-shade, moist, flowers midsummer, Zones 4-7,
Origin: Japan
Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire’
BLUE OAT GRASS
A cool-season grass with deep-blue foliage.
Grows in a rounded clump. Graceful stems
emerge in late spring topped with tan, oat-like
seed heads. Performs and blooms best in cooler
climates. Prefers full sun, well-drained soil.
Great in containers. Also known as ‘Saphirsprudel’
or ‘Sapphire Fountain’, this cultivar is
reported to have improved resistance to rust.
Must ship by May 31.
Cool season, blue, 2’, 2.5’ with blooms, sun,
average, flowers late spring, Zones 4-7, Origin:
Mediterranean
Helictotrichon sempervirens ‘Sapphire’
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