Black evergreen ornamental grass - Summer flowering - Autumn berries
Also known as black mondo grass, Black dragon, black ornamental grass, and lily turf. A small evergreen perennial plant that grows from rhizomes. The leaves grow from dark green to purple then black and will produce light velvet flowers in the Summer, followed by purple berries in Autumn.
Grows well in slightly acidic soil, in a shady or sunny area and will look great in flower beds, pots and rockeries and as a border edge plant . Prune back any dead parts and divide roots in spring to propagate. It is recomended to wear gloves when handling this plant to avoid skin irritations.
Ophiopogon Planiscapus Nigrescens has received The Royal Horticulture Society Gold Merit Award meaning it is a reliable plant and resistant to disease.
Frost Hardy - Evergreen - Herbaceous Perennial Lily Turf
Flowers June - August
Height: 25 cm
1.5 Litre Pot
Suitable for flower beds, borders, pots, hanging baskets and rockeries. Grows well in full sun or part shade.
Maintenance level 1 - Your Black Mondo Grass is a very low maintenence plant. Once it has been planted in the garden it generally doesnt need any further care, other than watering regulary while roots dovelope and during the dry season and poosibly fresh soil added once a year to keep the plant healthy.
Divide roots to propergate or collect seeds in the late Autumn.
- Evergeen
- Summer Flowering
- Autumn Berries
- Pet Safe
- Child safe
- Easy to grow
- Grows well in full sun or shade
- Frost hardy
- Drought resistant
- Suitable for flower beds pots, borders, or as a gap filling plant
- Award winning plant
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