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Kusamono Exhibit

Kusamono literally means "grass thing" but has come to mean a small to very small plant displayed in an equally small pot. A Kusamono can be used as an accent plant to be displayed with a bonsai, but they can equally be enjoyed as an art form of their own.

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​Accent plant composition: Blue-eyed grass, Begonia, Miniature Ivy 

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A clutch of kusamono highlighting the grass like qualities of their name. Explore the individual plants as described below.

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​Plants:  Silene uniflora ‘Druett’s Variegated’ (rock campion) and Buchloe dactyloides (buffalo grass)
Pot:  Vicki Chamberlain

​Plants:  Zephyranthes candida (fairy lily), Bellium minutum (miniature mat daisy), Ajuga reptans 'Valfredda' CHOCOLATE CHIP (bugleweed), Gomphrena decumbens (bachelor buttons), and Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’ (dwarf mondo grass)
Pot:  Kathy Boehme
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​Plants:   An alpine composition with Aquilegia hybrid (columbine), Allium senescens ‘Blue Twister’ (German garlic), and Bellium minutum (miniature mat daisy)
Pot: Jan Rentenaar

​Plants:  Imperata cylindrica (Japanese blood grass), Lemmaphyllum microphyllum (green penny fern), Campanula punctate (spotted bellflower), Leptinella minor (Banks Peninsula button daisy), Ajuga reptans ‘Valfredda’CHOCOLATE CHIP (bugleweed), and Rhynchospora colorata (white star sedge).  Mother Nature added the freesia laxa (flowering grass).
Pot:  unknown
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​Plants:  Selaginella (starry spikemoss), Lemmaphyllum microphyllum (green penny fern), and Acorus gramineus ‘Minimus Aureus’ (dwarf variegated sweet flag)
Pot:  Terri Petrescu

​Plants:  Pellaea rotundifolia (button fern), Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black'  (brass buttons), Cyperus alternifolius(umbrella plant), Ajuga reptans 'Valfredda' CHOCOLATE CHIP (bugleweed), and Convolvulus mauritanicus (ground morning glory)
Pot:  Tom Benda
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​Plants:  Ajuga reptans 'Mahogany' (bugleweed), Imperata cylindrica (Japanese blood grass), Viola labradorica ‘Purpurea’(Labrador violet), and Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Hosoba’ (black mono grass)
Pot:  Vicki Chamberlain

​Plants:  Sisyrinchium bellum (Western blue-eyed-grass)
Pot:  Pauline Muth
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​Plants:  Armeria maritima (thrift or sea pink) and Limonium minutum (sea lavender or dwarf statice)
Pot:  unknown; 2” in diameter

Plants:  
Dwarf Pelargonium
Heurnia Sebrina (Lifesaver candy succulent)
Aeonium 'Zwartkop' 
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​Pot:  Jim Barrett
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Updated: July 15, 2025
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      • Ficus Study Group
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      • Tanuki Creation By John Jackson
      • 2023 California Shohin Conference
      • 2020 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2018 Fall Show
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      • 2018 Cal Shohin Seminar
      • 2017 GSBF Convention #40
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      • 2016 Spring Show
      • 2016 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2016 Winter Silhouettes
      • 2015 Fall Show Photos
      • 2015 Nisei Week Trip
      • Bonsai Stolen from San Gabriel Nursery
      • 2015 Spring Show
      • 2015 Bonsai-A-Thon
      • 2014 Fall Show
      • 2014 Nisei Week Trip
      • 2014 July Bus Trip
      • 2014 Spring Show
    • Articles >
      • Charlie's Corner
      • Lime Sulfur
      • Bougainvillea Bonsai
      • Soil: It's What Goes in the Pot
      • 'Lyn's Bonsai Soil Mix
      • Back-Budding
      • Fertilizer
      • Wiring
      • REBS 2014 Show
      • 2014 Boxwood Dig
      • Club History
      • Club Logo
      • Time Traveler
      • First Show May 1966
    • Remembering... >
      • Remembering Big Dave Rochester
      • Remembering Marty Mann
      • Remembering Ko Tsushima
      • Remembering Harry Hirao
      • Remembering Bob Meyer
    • Video >
      • 2019-2021 Videos
      • 2015-2018 Videos
      • Video
      • More Video
  • Membership
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    • Volunteer
  • Safari Park Bonsai Pavilion
    • Overview and History
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