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Botanical name: Ophiopogon japonicus
Other names: Mondo grass, Monkey grass, Dwarf lilyturf
Genus: Ophiopogon Ophiopogon
Species: O. japonicus - O. japonicus is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, evergreen perennial with narrowly linear, rigid, curved, dark green leaves and, in summer, short racemes of small, bell-shaped, sometimes purple-flushed, white flowers followed by spherical, blue-black fruit.
Ophiopogon japonicus is: Evergreen
Flower: White in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming
Specific pests: Slugs Slugs
Diseases: Generally disease free.
Pruning: Remove dead or untidy foliage as necessary.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation: Sow seed in a cold frame as soon as ripe.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Division, Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Ophiopogon japonicus (Mondo grass) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock, Underplanting
Cultivation: Grow in moist but well-drained, humus-rich, slightly acid to neutral soil in full sun or partial shade. Mulch with leaf mould in autumn.
Soil type: Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained
Soil pH: Acid, Neutral
Light: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Aspect: South, East, West
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
Hardiness: Hardy (H4)
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Botanical name: Ophiopogon japonicus
Other names: Mondo grass, Monkey grass, Dwarf lilyturf
Genus: Ophiopogon Ophiopogon
Species: O. japonicus - O. japonicus is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, evergreen perennial with narrowly linear, rigid, curved, dark green leaves and, in summer, short racemes of small, bell-shaped, sometimes purple-flushed, white flowers followed by spherical, blue-black fruit.
Ophiopogon japonicus is: Evergreen
Flower: White in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming
Specific pests: Slugs
Diseases: Generally disease free.
Pruning: Remove dead or untidy foliage as necessary.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation: Sow seed in a cold frame as soon as ripe.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Division, Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Ophiopogon japonicus (Mondo grass) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock, Underplanting
Cultivation: Grow in moist but well-drained, humus-rich, slightly acid to neutral soil in full sun or partial shade. Mulch with leaf mould in autumn.
Soil type: Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil drainage: Moist but well-drained
Soil pH: Acid, Neutral
Light: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Aspect: South, East, West
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
Hardiness: Hardy (H4)
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| Soil types: | Clay, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
| Light: | Full Sun, Partial Shade | Tell us... |
| Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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