Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Perennial
Origin
China, Japan
China, Japan, Korea
Types
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Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Number of Varieties
307
0
40000
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Habitat
Well Drained
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-97-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue Violet
White, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Blue Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Black
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Black
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Black
Shape
Leaf Shape
Rhomboid
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
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
Used as Ornamental plant
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CARYOPTERIS incana
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
Common Name
bluebeard
you shu
Black Mondo Grass, black mondo
In Hindi
Bluebeard
Black Mondo Grass
In German
Blaubart
Mondo Gras Busch
In French
Bluebeard
Black Mondo Grass
In Spanish
Barba Azul
entre el césped
In Greek
Κυανοπώγωνα
Black Mondo Grass
In Portuguese
Barba Azul
Black Mondo Grass
In Polish
Sinobrody
Black Mondo Grass
In Latin
Bluebeard
Black Mondo Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Class
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Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Liliales
Family
Verbenaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Caryopteris
Ophiopogon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
750
1
27800
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