Size
Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Position
Aspect
Exposure
Botanical details
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Liriope are evergreen herbaceous perennials forming compact clumps or spreading patches of arching, linear leaves and dense spikes or racemes of small globose flowers, followed by black berries
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in light, moderately fertile, preferably acidic, moist but well-drained soil in full shade; can tolerate drought once established. Shelter from cold, drying winds in frost-prone areas
Propagation
Propagate by seed sown in containers outdoors in spring or propagate by division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Cut old leaves down to the ground in spring to encourage fresh foliage
Pests
May be susceptible to slug damage on young growth
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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