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Hardiness
Zones: 6 to 9 |
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Habit:
Evergreen
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Growth
Rate: Moderate
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Size: Height 18 to 24 inches with a spread
of 8 to 12 inches |
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Site
Requirements: Partial shade
to shade; well-drained soil
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Form:
Grasslike clumps |
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Texture:
Medium
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Foliage: Narrow
dark green leaves up to 2 feet long |
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Flower/Fruit: 6
to 8-inch spike-like cluster of dark purple flowers in mid to late
summer; .3-inch round green fruit that ripens to shiny black |
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Comments: Varigated
cultivar is very popular; has small potato-like swells on roots;
drought tolerant
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Cultivars:
Silver sun; Webster
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