▁and ▁ar id ▁clim ates ▁( with ▁ir rig ation ) ▁with ▁minimal ▁damage . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁mainly ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁orn amental ▁grass ▁in ▁Japanese ▁style ▁gard ens , ▁or ▁to ▁bright en ▁sh ady ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁garden . ▁ ▁The ▁grace ful ▁form ▁tends ▁to ▁soft en ▁formal ▁sh ady ▁areas ▁as ▁well . ▁Sol id ▁green ▁leaves ▁are ▁the ▁hall mark ▁of ▁the ▁species . ▁The ▁green ▁form ▁is ▁the ▁fast est ▁gro wer ▁and ▁tends ▁to ▁be ▁slightly ▁larger ▁than ▁most ▁cultiv ars , ▁and ▁is ▁m ild ly ▁sun ▁toler ant ▁though ▁it ▁may ▁burn ▁if ▁not ▁given ▁ade qu ate ▁sh ade . ▁ ▁The ▁fol i age ▁tends ▁to ▁be ▁deep ▁bright ▁green ▁and ▁may ▁have ▁orange , ▁red ▁or ▁pur ple ▁t ones ▁to ▁some ▁degree ▁in ▁the ▁fall . ▁ ▁Sol id ▁fol i age ▁colors ▁Sol id ▁fol i age ▁color ▁variations ▁include : ▁ ▁H ak one ch lo a ▁mac ra ▁' All ▁Gold ' ▁This ▁solid ▁color ▁variety ▁has ▁leaves ▁that ▁range ▁from ▁pale ▁yellow ▁to ▁gold ▁to ▁deep ▁l ime ▁green ▁depending ▁on ▁sun ▁expos ure . ▁ ▁The ▁more ▁sun ▁the ▁br ighter ▁the ▁yellow ▁tends ▁to ▁be . ▁ ▁To o ▁much ▁sun ▁will ▁cause ▁sc orch ing . ▁ ▁Pl ants ▁in ▁full ▁sh ade ▁will ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁much ▁gre ener ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁distinguish ▁from ▁other ▁cultiv ars . ▁H ak one ch lo a ▁mac ra ▁' B eni