Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Sedge or Rush
Origin
China, Japan, Korea
World/Pandemic
Types
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Papyrus
Number of Varieties
715
0
40000
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Habitat
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland
Grassland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-107-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Green, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Blue Violet
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Black
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Black
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Black
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division
Bulbs, Divison, Rhizome division, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Regular watering during dry periods
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
Asthma
Itchiness, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Beautification, Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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
useful as a ground cover
Container, Decoration Purposes, Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bog Garden, Container, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Cyperus papyrus
Common Name
Black Mondo Grass, black mondo
Dwarf papyrus, Miniature papyrus
In Hindi
Black Mondo Grass
dwarf papyrus
In German
Mondo Gras Busch
Zwerg Papyrus
In French
Black Mondo Grass
papyrus nain
In Spanish
entre el césped
papiro enano
In Greek
Black Mondo Grass
νάνος πάπυρο
In Portuguese
Black Mondo Grass
papiro anão
In Polish
Black Mondo Grass
krasnolud papirus
In Latin
Black Mondo Grass
P. papyrus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Poales
Family
Liliaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Ophiopogon
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
50700
1
27800
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