Scientific Name
Liriope spicata

Common Name
Creeping liriope


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9


Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
Size: Height 8 to 12 inches with a spread of 6 to 12 inches
Site Requirements: Partial shade to shade; well-drained soil
Form: Grasslike, spreading clumps
Texture: Fine
Foliage: Straplike 18-inch dark green leaves turn bronze-green in winter
Flower/Fruit: Spike-like cluster of pale violet to white flowers in mid to late summer; blue-black berrylike fruit
Comments: Very tolerant of adverse conditions; can be invasive; drought tolerant; rhizomatous
Cultivars: Silver Dragon
 


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