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Common Names
Lily Turf
Monkey Grass
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Botanic Name
Genus: Liriope
Species: muscari
Variety:
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Type: Annual/Perennial
Family: LILIACEAE
Origins: China and Japan
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Wind: Wind/Salt tolerant
Growth: Fast
Frost: Hardy
Evergreen: Yes
Native: No
Height: 0.6m
Width: 0.5m
Position
Border
Groundcover
Rockery
RETAIL Availability
Easy to find
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Flower Colour
Mauve
Flowering Time
(Southern Hemisphere)
Climate Zone
Zone: 7
Zone: 8
Zone: 9
Zone: 10
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Overview
Liriope muscari is a clump forming evergreen perennial with grassy, strap like foliage and produces erect, wiry spikes of lilac coloured flowers in summer and autumn.
Good for edging borders as it does not creep naturally.
Varieties include:
"Munroe White" has spikes of white coloured flowers with green stems in summer and autumn.
Variegata has spikes of lilac flowers and a wide strip of pale yellow along the margin of the leaves.
Soil: Well drianed and fertile soils.
Maintenance: Feed with blood and bone in spring and cut back spent flowerheads.
Diseases: None of note.
Other Species: 5 species in all including L. spicata.
Comments: Sometime confused with Ophiopogon.
It can also make a useful and different sort of groundcover.
Author: Bob Saunders.
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Here we list businesses who usually sell this plant.
Online Retailers
Gardenarium
Based in South Australia, specialising in mainstream, rare and unusual perennial plants along with roses and ornamental trees.
Delivery to: ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,VIC,WA
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Lynns Rare Plants
Lynn has been supplying popular and rare plants to on-line customers for over 12 years from her Blue Mountains, NSW nursery.
Delivery to: ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,VIC
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White House Nursery
A boutique, rare plant nursery, in Fern Hill, Victoria specialising in rare plants, climbers and bulbs.
Delivery to: ACT,NSW,QLD,SA,VIC
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Woodbridge Nursery
Woodbridge Nursery offers a large collection of perennial plants for the home gardener, plant collector and landscaper.
Delivery to: ACT,NSW,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC
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Local Retailers
SA |
Mount Gambier:
Gardenarium |
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VIC |
Ashbourne:
White House Nursery |
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Vic |
Jindivick:
Muskers at Broughton Hall Rare Plant Nursery |
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