liriope muscari 'big blue' (giant lily turf)
$18.95
- showy whorled lavender flowers on short spikes, just above of the body of the plant
- flowers lead to dark blue to black berries, persisting into the winter
- semi-evergreen strap-like arching glossy dark green blades
- grown for its slow-spreading clump-forming habit
- bloom time: late summer
- liriope is not a grass, it is a member of the lily family
- zone 5
- height 40-50cm
- spread 30-40cm
- colour lavender
- grows best in a moist, fertile soil, in partial shade, and will tolerate a wide range of light and soil conditions: heat, humidity and drought
- prune in early spring to remove old foliage and dead tips
- full sun, partial sun/shade, full shade
- deer resistant
- low maintenance
- evergreen
- drought tolerant, once established
- heat tolerant
- ground cover
- rock garden
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)