Botanical Name: Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Common Name: Black Mondo Grass

 

Use: Outdoors
Indigenous/Exotic : Exotic
Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
Plant Type : Perennial grass
Flower Colour : White to lilac
Foliage Colour : Dark green to black
Best Season : All seasons
Light : Sun to semi shade
Hardiness : Hardy
Attributes :
Height (m) : .20
Spread (m) : .30
    
Notes : Genus of about 50 species. Clump-forming, spreading, rhizomatous perennial grass with strap-shaped, curving leaves. Short, bell-shaped, pale purplish white flowers are borne in Summer followed by spherical, fleshy, dark blue to black fruit.
Plant in composted, moist soil. Useful plant for sloping areas or damp shady places where it is difficult to establish lawn. In moist, cool areas, this plant can be grown in full sun, but in hotter and drier situations it will do better in semi-shade.