Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu'
Creeping lilyturf 'Gin-ryu', Lilyturf 'Gin-ryu', Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon', Liriope exiliflora 'Silvery Sunproof', Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'
Liriope Liriope
'Gin-ryu' _ 'Gin-ryu' is a vigorous, mat-forming, semi-evergreen, rhizomatous perennial with arching, linear, finely-toothed, dark green and white-striped leaves and erect, purple-brown stems bearing dense, racemes of lavender flowers in late summer and early autumn.
Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu' is: Semi evergreen
Spreading, Mat Forming
Lavender in Summer; Lavender in Autumn
Dark-green, White, Variegated, Striped in All seasons
Slugs Slugs
Cut old leaves down to the ground in spring to encourage fresh foliage growth. Large colonies can be mowed in early spring before new growth appears.
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Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu' (Creeping lilyturf 'Gin-ryu') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Low Maintenance, Ground Cover, Garden edging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Banks and Slopes, Containers, Underplanting, Wildflower
Grow in light, moderately fertile, preferably acid, moist but well-drained soil in part or full shade. Drought tolerant once established. Shelter from cold, drying winds in frost-prone areas. Site carefully as tends to spread aggressively.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu'
Creeping lilyturf 'Gin-ryu', Lilyturf 'Gin-ryu', Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon', Liriope exiliflora 'Silvery Sunproof', Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'
Liriope Liriope
'Gin-ryu' _ 'Gin-ryu' is a vigorous, mat-forming, semi-evergreen, rhizomatous perennial with arching, linear, finely-toothed, dark green and white-striped leaves and erect, purple-brown stems bearing dense, racemes of lavender flowers in late summer and early autumn.
Garden origin
Semi evergreen
Spreading, Mat Forming
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Lavender in Summer; Lavender in Autumn
Dark-green, White, Variegated, Striped in All seasons
Cut old leaves down to the ground in spring to encourage fresh foliage growth. Large colonies can be mowed in early spring before new growth appears.
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Liriope spicata 'Gin-ryu' (Creeping lilyturf 'Gin-ryu') will reach a height of 0.45m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Low Maintenance, Ground Cover, Garden edging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Banks and Slopes, Containers, Underplanting, Wildflower
Grow in light, moderately fertile, preferably acid, moist but well-drained soil in part or full shade. Drought tolerant once established. Shelter from cold, drying winds in frost-prone areas. Site carefully as tends to spread aggressively.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained, Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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