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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Perennial

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico
China, Japan, Korea

Types

Nolina microcarpa, Nolina texana
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Number of Varieties

307
0 40000
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Habitat

Desert, Foot Hills, High elevation, Upland, Woodlands
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99997-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-5
12-1

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm20.30 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

121.92 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Green
White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Blue Violet

Leaf Color in Spring

Yellow green
Black

Leaf Color in Summer

Yellow green
Black

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Black

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Root Division

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water once every two or three weeks
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

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Anxiety, Depression, High blood cholestrol, High blood pressure, Pain, Stress
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Borders

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Erosion control, Food for animals, Provides ground cover
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Root

Other Uses

Animal Feed
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

NOLINA microcarpa
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Common Name

Sacahuista, Palmilla
Black Mondo Grass, black mondo

In Hindi

Bear Grass
Black Mondo Grass

In German

Bärn-Gras
Mondo Gras Busch

In French

ours Herbe
Black Mondo Grass

In Spanish

Hierba de oso
entre el césped

In Greek

αρκούδα Grass
Black Mondo Grass

In Portuguese

bear Grass
Black Mondo Grass

In Polish

miś Trawa
Black Mondo Grass

In Latin

herbas ferunt
Black Mondo Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Liliales
Liliales

Family

Liliaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Nolina Michx
Ophiopogon

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Nolinoideae
-

Number of Species

50050
1 27800
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Difference Between Bear Grass and Black Mondo Grass

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Importance of Bear Grass and Black Mondo Grass

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Compare Facts of Bear Grass vs Black Mondo Grass

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bear Grass vs Black Mondo Grass and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bear Grass are Anxiety, Depression, High blood cholestrol, High blood pressure, Pain and Stress whereas of Black Mondo Grass have Asthma respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bear Grass has no showy fruits and Black Mondo Grass has no showy fruits. Also Bear Grass is flowering and Black Mondo Grass is flowering. You can compare Bear Grass and Black Mondo Grass facts and facts of other plants too.