Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Sedge or Rush
Origin
China, Japan, Korea
World/Pandemic
Types
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Cyperus esculentus
Number of Varieties
79
0
40000
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Habitat
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-105-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Orange, Gold, Bronze, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Blue Violet
Dark Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Black
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Black
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Black
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
V-Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division
creeping rhizomes, Seedlings, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Regular watering during dry periods
Requires consistently moist soil
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
-
Rust
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Pigs
Allergy
Asthma
Oral Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin, Protects from sun damage
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac
Aphrodisiac, Digestive, Diuretic, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Root
Fruits
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
For making oil, used for weaving hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
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Botanical Name
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
CYPERUS esculentus
Common Name
Black Mondo Grass, black mondo
Nut Sedge,chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge
In Hindi
Black Mondo Grass
अखरोट सेज
In German
Mondo Gras Busch
Nuss -Segge
In French
Black Mondo Grass
souchet
In Spanish
entre el césped
tuerca de la juncia
In Greek
Black Mondo Grass
καρύδι σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
Black Mondo Grass
Nut Sedge
In Polish
Black Mondo Grass
nakrętka turzyca
In Latin
Black Mondo Grass
nut Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Poales
Family
Liliaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Ophiopogon
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Cypereae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
50105
1
27800
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