Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Sedge or Rush
Perennial
Origin
World/Pandemic
Japan
Types
Papyrus
Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon planiscapus
Number of Varieties
1550
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Wet lands
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-116-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm2.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Brown
White, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Indigo, Dark Blue, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
Regular watering during dry periods
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Itchiness, Skin rash
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac
Part of Plant Used
-
Root
Other Uses
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Cyperus papyrus
OPHIOPOGON japonicus
Common Name
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
Mondo grass, lily turf, snakebeard
In Hindi
dwarf papyrus
Mondo Grass
In German
Zwerg Papyrus
Mondo Grass
In French
papyrus nain
Mondo Grass
In Spanish
papiro enano
Ophiopogon planiscapus
In Greek
νάνος πάπυρο
Mondo Grass
In Portuguese
papiro anão
Mondo Grass
In Polish
krasnolud papirus
Mondo Grass
In Latin
P. papyrus
Mondo Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Liliales
Family
Cyperaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Ophiopogon
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
70050
1
27800
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