BOTANICAL NAME LIRIOPE MUSCARI

PRONUNCIATION li - RI - o - pe mew - SCARE - ee

COMMON NAME Liriope (Green or Variegated cv.)

FAMILY LILIACEAE

Life Cycle Evergreen perennial

PLANT Groundcover H - 12” to 18” W - 12” to 18” Spreading

ARRANGEMENT Basal

LEAF Linear L - 10” to 15” W - 1/3” to 1/2”

MARGIN Entire

VEINS Parallel

COMPOSITION Simple

FLOWER Summer Pink spike

FRUIT Fall Shiny black

EXPOSURE Sun Part shade Shade

GROWTH Rapid

USE Ground Cover

DESCRIPTION Thrives in any situation Used as border and in beds Many cultivars

CULTURAL PRACTICES Each March cut to 1” with lawn mower

PROBLEMS None

ZONES 6 - 9

NATIVE OF: Japan