General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Plant Height: 6 to 10 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Roots
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners

Image
Common names
  • Mondo Grass
  • Snake's Beard
  • Dwarf Lilyturf
  • Monkey Grass
Also sold as:
  • Ophiopogon japonicum

Photo Gallery
Location: BG Delft (The Netherlands)
Date: 2015-10-03
Location: Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, Texas
Date: 2022-04-05
Location: Northwest N.J.
Date: 2011-10-10
Photo by Hamwild
Location: z6a, Smith College Botanical Garden
Date: 2012-08-24
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-12
Location: Lowes

Credit florum

Credit florum

Credit florum

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
This plant is tagged in:
Image Image

Plant Events from our members
aspenhill On November 9, 2017 Obtained plant
Lowes - qty 12
» Post your own event for this plant

« Add a new plant to the database

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by IrisLilli and is called "Purple Crocus Mix"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.