Ophiopogon sp. - Mondo Grass from Quackin Grass Nursery
Ophiopogon sp.
Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon sp. - BARGAIN! COVER SOME GROUND! From Yunnan, China comes this evergreen Lily Turf with tall, quite narrow grassy blades discovered by the fine folks at Far Reaches Farm during a trek to Yunnan in 1997. Small white flowers are followed by dark, glossy bluish black berries. Where it can be grown it's easy and tough, clean and handsome. Ophiopogon sp. is clumping. It will not run though it will expand its girth over a course of some years. Plant in fertile soil in open to part shade or dappled sun. Division.
Characteristics and Attributes for Ophiopogon sp.
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Late Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Four Seasons
Autumn Interest
- Fruit / Berries / Seed Heads
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Dappled Shade
- Shade Tolerant
Attributes
- Ground Cover
- Massing
- Bank
- Border
- Edging
- Collector Plant
- Evergreen
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Fertile
Origins
- Yunnan
Propagated By
- Division
Genus Overview: Ophiopogon
Common Name: Mondo Grass
The Mondo Grasses make beautiful grass-like ground covering blankets adaptable to sun in the north, happier in part to open shade farther south. They are not grasses at all; in fact, they are members of the Liliaceae as is Liriope with which they are closely allied. Plant the virtually evergreen Mondo Grasses in fertile soil for best growth. Once established they do demonstrate drought tolerance. Spring planting is advised if you are to attempt them in the north range. Ophiopogon spreads moderately fast and is a colonizing plant. All of the following are offered by pot grown division.