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Liriope muscari

Light Requirements

Light - landscape and container cultivation: Grow in full sun to partial shade; it tolerates substantial shade, though growth may be slower and leaves more elongated.

Watering Protocols

Water - landscape cultivation: Keep soil moist during the first year while plants establish; established plants generally need very little supplemental irrigation.

Growing Medium / Substrate

Growing Medium / Substrate - landscape and container cultivation: Use acidic to neutral, well-drained soil or a well-drained container medium.

Temperature & Cold Hardiness

USDA Hardiness Range: USDA Zones 5a–10b.

  • NC State Extension lists Liriope muscari for USDA Hardiness Zones 5a through 10b.

Additional Plant Information

  • Liriope muscari is an accepted species in Asparagaceae according to Kew.

  • A clump-forming broadleaf evergreen perennial with narrow, grass-like leaves; mature clumps are commonly about 1 to 1.5 feet tall and wide.

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