General Landscape Uses: Ground cover, border and edging plant, erosion control, mass planting, understory planting

Ecological Restoration Notes: Soil stabilization and erosion control

Description: Liriope is an excellent, easy groundcover. It fills up space and doesn’t get large. The long, green leaves bush out to become very full.

Dimensions: Height 1 ft., Spread 2 – 3 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: East Asia

Native Habitats: Woodlands, forest edges, shaded slopes

Soils: Well-drained, moist, slightly acidic to neutral (pH 6 – 7.5)

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: Lavender-purple

Flower Characteristics: Flower spikes rise above foliage

Flowering Season: Mid to late summer

Fruit: Small, dark berries (black to blue)

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator support, wildlife shelter and habitat

Horticultural Notes: Propagated by division, seed

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