Hakonechloa macra SunFlare PP 27734 Greece three-petalled flower in mid-April (NC)

three-petalled flower in mid-April (NC)

Lilium davidii 'Lite Lunch' is truly superb

it's the Bo Derek of the red hot pokers

Dennis Werner of the JC Raulston Arboretum at NCSU

Hakonechloa macra SunFlare PP 27734 Greece three-petalled flower in mid-April (NC)(aka: Hakonechloa 'HABsf1007') Hakonechloa 'SunFlare' is the newest selection of the deciduous Japanese forest grass, arriving from British Columbia, Canada, where it was discovered by nurseryman, Lyle Courtice as a dwarf, compact mutation of Hakonechloa 'All Gold'. We're not sure what else mutated, but it has been a shockingly good grower in our heat and humidity, where it forms an 18" tall x 2' wide clump of bright gold foliage that takes on