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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade Partial to Full Shade
Danger: N/A
Bloom Color: White/Near White Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage: Grown for foliage Evergreen
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
Seed Collecting: Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing Allow unblemished fruit to ripen; clean and dry seeds Unblemished fruit must be significantly overripe before harvesting seed; clean and dry seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On Apr 25, 2008, jlarnold1031 from Saint Louis, MO wrote:
I love using monkey grass as a border for my beds. In St. Louis, Missouri, it faithfully returns every year and provides a full yet compact edging for my taller plants. It does try to spread into the beds, but is easily controlled.
On Jan 16, 2008, pupilpropogtr from Birmingham, AL (Zone 7b) wrote:
Works as a wonderful edging plant. I have it growing in both full sun and mostly shaded areas. It does well in both. I would caution to keep an eye on it. It has a tendency to spread, but babies are easy to pull up.
On Apr 27, 2006, SudieGoodman from Broaddus, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
Zone 8b Broaddus, TX southeast
I've had this plant in two big pots for about 8 yrs. Today, I will transplant it into good soil.
Lilriope minor will be a border in sun, part shade.
On Jul 14, 2004, MotherNature4 from Bartow, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
This is a wonderful little ground cover under our evergreen oaks where lawn grass won't grow because of the shade. It will spread, but only enough to fill in the spaces between plants. I've been growing it over 30 years and don't have to dig any up very often. I don't find it invasive, but always have some to give away.
Liriope or Monkey Grass also grows in Florida in fact it does extremely well here it is used to border flower beds and if you are planning a xeroscape it will also make a great ground cover.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Birmingham, Alabama Wedowee, Alabama Bartow, Florida Lawrenceville, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Smyrna, Georgia Benton, Kentucky Logansport, Louisiana Saint Louis, Missouri Coats, North Carolina Landis, North Carolina Hulbert, Oklahoma Newalla, Oklahoma Campobello, South Carolina Summerville, South Carolina Knoxville, Tennessee Abilene, Texas Broaddus, Texas Grapevine, Texas Houston, Texas San Antonio, Texas (2 reports) San Augustine, Texas Spring Branch, Texas
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