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Grass LikeHerbaceous Perennial

Ophiopogon bodinieri

An evergreen perennial, with creeping stolons producing spreading clumps of tough, linear, grass-like green leaves to around 40cm long. Upright stems, slightly shorter than the leaves, bear clusters of small, bell-shaped, white or pale purple flowers with spreading petals in summer. Flowers are followed by round blue-black berries

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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer White Purple Green
Autumn Green Blue Black
Winter Green
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H5
Botanical details
Family
Asparagaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Clump forming, Tufted
Genus

Ophiopogon are rhizomatous or tufted evergreen perennials forming clumps of leathery, narrowly strap-shaped leaves, with racemes of small bell-shaped white or mauve flowers on leafless stems in summer, followed by glossy black berries

Name status

Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Tolerates a range of soils and conditions, but thrives in rich, moist but well-drained, slightly acid soil in full sun or partial shade

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring as growth resumes, or by seed sown as soon as ripe

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Coastal
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Rock garden
  • Banks and slopes
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Garden edging
  • Ground cover
  • Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning

No pruning required, dead leaves can be combed or raked out in spring

Pests

May be susceptible to damage from slugs

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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