Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
Japan
South America, Argentina, Brazil
Types
Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon planiscapus
Helen Campbell spider flower, Queen Series spider flower, Violet Queen spider flower
Number of Varieties
504
0
40000
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Habitat
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland
vacant lots, wastelands, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-118-11
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
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, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.30 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
White, Purple, Pink, Rose, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Indigo, Dark Blue, Black
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Regular watering during dry periods
Average Water Needs
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full 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
-
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antinociceptive
Part of Plant Used
Root
Leaves
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Foundation, Landscape
Botanical Name
OPHIOPOGON japonicus
CLEOME hassleriana
Common Name
Mondo grass, lily turf, snakebeard
Cleome, Pink Queen, Spider Flower
In Hindi
Mondo Grass
Pink Queen
In German
Mondo Grass
rosa Königin
In French
Mondo Grass
Reine rose
In Spanish
Ophiopogon planiscapus
Reina de color rosa
In Greek
Mondo Grass
ροζ Βασίλισσα
In Portuguese
Mondo Grass
Rainha -de-rosa
In Polish
Mondo Grass
Różowa Królowa
In Latin
Mondo Grass
Regina Pink
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Brassicales
Family
Liliaceae
Cleomaceae
Genus
Ophiopogon
Cleome
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Cleomeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
501
1
27800
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