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These shady characters grow and glow where the sun don’t shine!Hakonechloa, "Japanese forest grass," is the go-to genus for less-than-sunny sites. This sinuous beauty grows as water flows, welling up and showering down in a supple cascade of pendant bamboo-like leaves.Let’s look at two of our (and our customers’) favorites. Both stand 14 – 20” tall and are hardy in Zones 5 to 9. We’re down to just a few dozen trays, and there won’t be any more until January!Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' This one

Here’s an interesting native grass: Its foliage reminds you of bamboo. Its highly-decorative seed heads look like oats. Emerging green, they turn purple/bronze in summer and finally tawny in fall and winter.Chasmanthium tolerates more shade than most ornamental grasses. It’s also juglone tolerant, so even the notoriously unfriendly shade under black walnut trees is available for gardening.Those pendulous seed heads are dazzling in late-afternoon sunlight. At any color stage, they make a fabulous