PPA names 2009 Plant of the Year

Perennial Plant Association named Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ (golden Japanese forest grass) as its 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year.

This clump-forming deciduous grass produces arching, linear leaves that are bright yellow with narrow, longitudinal lime-green stripes. The leaves often develop a reddish tinge in fall.

Plants reach 12-18 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide. It is hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 5-9.

Geranium ‘Rozanne’ is the 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year.

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For more: Perennial Plant Association, (614) 771-8431; www.perennialplant.org.

April 2008