Ophiopogon, or Mondo Grass, is especially valuable for dry shady places and makes slowly increasing mounds of compact leathery evergreen leaves and sporadic flowers. Slow growing and very long lived they are happy in average to dry soils in shade but will take some sun.
Ophiopogon
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£7.99A selection of black mondo grass similar to but with ‘slightly’ longer leaves than Ophiopogon Nigrescens. Forms gradually spreading clumps of striking evergreen strap-shaped black leaves all year with occasional shiny blue black berries in autumn. Sun or part shade. Soil not too wet. Height; 15cm – 25cm.
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£7.99A quietly attractive, compact low growing form making tight mounds of short narrow evergreen leaves and very occasional pale lilac flowers. Slow but long lived. Happiest with some shade. Soil not too wet. Height; 8cm – 10cm.
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£7.99The distinctive black mondo grass forms gradually spreading clumps of highly unusual evergreen strap-shaped black leaves with occasional shiny blue black berries in autumn. Slow but long lived and durable. Sun or part shade. Soil not too wet. Height; 15cm – 25cm.
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£7.99Slowly spreading evergreen carpets of strap like evergreen foliage and occasional spikes of white flower followed by blue berries. Long lived and durable, it makes excellent groundcover in most levels of shade including dry, but will take some sun. Soil not too wet. Height; 15cm – 25cm.
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£7.99Compact evergreen mounds of slowly spreading striking white and green striped leaves. Uncertain origin but very possibly a selection of Ophiopogon planiscapus. Happiest in dry shady conditions. Soil not too wet. Height 15cm – 20cm.