Liriope muscari

Small PerennialGrasses
Written By Tom
 

Common Names: big blue lilyturf

Family: Asparagaceae

Features:

  • An evergreen, tuberous perennial.

  • Dense clump.

  • Narrow, arching, leathery, dark green leaves.

  • Dense, upright spikes of small, violet-purple flowers appear in autumn, followed by black berries

Sunlight: Full Shade/Partial Shade

Ultimate Height: 0.1 - 0.5 metres

Ultimate Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 meter

Flowering: Summer

 

Care:

In the spring cut back all dead or damaged leaves by half. Do not cut back in the winter, Liriope will succumb to frost damage if you do.

Tom

Gardenwild Gardener

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