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 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
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
H5Botanical 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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