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Lime green leaves with darker green striping, but taller than 'Oborozuki'. Barry Yinger introduced it from Japan to the USA in 1975 and about a decade
later it crossed the Atlantic to appear in lists in the UK. Probably the most commonly grown variety now available. The plant is brighter gold than these pictures show.
In Japanese 'Ogon' is used to describe plants with golden leaves. RHS Plants say: "Forming a low fountain-like clump of semi-evergreen variegated foliage, this perennial is ideal for planting in swathes around the pond edge, or for helping to illuminate boggy regions of the garden where little else will grow. Ideal reliably boggy or wet areas, Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' forms an attractive tuft of gracefully arching, narrow, sword-shaped, golden-yellow leaves adorned with olive green stripes. Tiny green/yellow flowers develop into small red berries come autumn." GrowTropicals say: "The Acorus gramineus 'Ogon', also known as the golden Japanese rush, is one of the most rewarding low-maintenance perennials for damp shade or pond margins. Its grass-like, gently arching foliage is striped lengthways in vivid gold and olive green, creating a low fountain of glowing yellow that lights up darker corners of the garden right through the seasons. Despite looking like an ornamental grass, Acorus is actually in its own family, the Acoraceae. The leaves are semi-evergreen in mild winters and hold their colour beautifully into the cold months. It is fully hardy, untroubled by frost or wet feet, and ideal for the kind of damp, shaded sites that defeat most variegated plants." |
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| 12th November 2008 | ||
