1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Perennial
1.3 Origin
China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
Not Available
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40000
1.5 Habitat
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm
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6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Blue Violet
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Black
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Black
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Black
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Root Division
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Regular watering during dry periods
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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88% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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35% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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19% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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12% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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14% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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11% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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53% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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15% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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4% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.9 Invasive
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6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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31% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
7.2 Common Name
Black Mondo Grass, black mondo
7.2.1 In Hindi
Black Mondo Grass
7.2.2 In German
Mondo Gras Busch
7.2.3 In French
Black Mondo Grass
7.2.4 In Spanish
entre el césped
7.2.5 In Greek
Black Mondo Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Black Mondo Grass
7.2.7 In Polish
Black Mondo Grass
7.2.8 In Latin
Black Mondo Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Embryophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Liliales
8.5 Family
Liliaceae
8.6 Genus
Ophiopogon
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
Not Available
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