{"id":11089,"date":"2019-02-10T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=11089"},"modified":"2018-10-29T11:44:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T15:44:45","slug":"know-about-liriopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2019\/02\/10\/know-about-liriopes\/","title":{"rendered":"Know About Liriopes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liriope ‘Pee Dee Ingot’<\/p><\/div>\n

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‘Big Blue’ Liriope<\/p><\/div>\n

Monkeygrass (Liriope muscari<\/em>) and creeping lilyturf\u00a0 (L. spicata<\/em>) are native to Asia. They are known by several names including lilyturf, monkeygrass, spider grass and liriope (USDA hardiness zones 6-10). Some varieties are hardier than others.<\/p>\n

In general, L. muscari<\/em> have more narrow leaves. Depending on variety, spikes of lavender, purple, or white flowers arise in late summer followed by small black berries. Leaves are more flattened and shorter in length than those of L. muscari<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Monkeygrass (L. muscari<\/em>) are taller growing clumps, 15 to 18 inches and 24 inches wide, and spread slowly by short stolons. Creeping lily-turf (L. spicata<\/em>) spreads more aggressively and are listed as invasive plants in some Southeast U.S. states.<\/p>\n

Liriopes are easy to grow in average well-drained soil and in either full sun or light shade. Space plants 15-18 inches apart. If necessary, amend the soil with compost, peat, or other organic materials. Irrigate liriopes well after planting and keep the soil moist their first growing season for proper establishment. Mulch around the plants to conserve soil moisture and reduce weed infestation.Feed in early spring with a granular fertilizer such as 10-10-10 or equivalent.<\/p>\n

Divide wide clumps of older liriopes every 2-3 years in the late winter or early spring. Before new growth emerges in early spring, cutback old brown foliage with a mower; set mower height at 5 inches or higher. Liriopes have few disease or pest problems. The plants tolerate urban air pollutants and are deer resistant.<\/p>\n

L.<\/em>\u00a0muscari<\/em>\u00a0makes an attractive edging along walkways, driveways and in woodland gardens.\u00a0 They make wonderful accents in plant combos in large containers. Deep rooting liriopes are often utilized for erosion prevention on banks and slopes.\u00a0L. spicata<\/em>\u00a0spreads quickly by underground rhizomes and cover bare ground around trees or in problem areas.<\/p>\n

There are too many varieties to list here. Here are a select few:<\/p>\n

\u2018Big Blue\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 15\u201d x 24″ wide clump, arching, green \u00bc” wide leaf blades; lavender flower spikes in late summer.<\/p>\n

\u2018PeeDee Ingot\u2019<\/strong> – 18″ x 30″ wide clump; gold foliage in full sun or chartreuse-green in partial shade.<\/p>\n

‘Variegata’<\/strong> \u2013 12\u201d x 18″\u00a0wide clump of medium green leaves and creamy yellow edges; lavender flower spikes mid-summer.<\/p>\n

\u2018Monroe White\u2019<\/strong> – 12″ x 18″ wide clump; \u00bd” wide, dark green leaves; full, white flower spikes in summer.<\/p>\n

\u2018Silver Dragon\u2019<\/strong> (L. spicata<\/em>) – 12\u201d x 3 ft. wide; form slow growing colonies of narrow upright green white-striped foliage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monkeygrass (Liriope muscari) and creeping lilyturf\u00a0 (L. spicata) are native to Asia. They are known by several names including lilyturf, monkeygrass, spider grass and liriope (USDA hardiness zones 6-10). Some varieties are hardier than others. In general, L. muscari have more narrow leaves. Depending on variety, spikes of lavender, purple, or white flowers arise in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,772,398,1319,605,1037,674,806,1384,1115,800,665,774,720,1154,853,1094,698,625,843,812,601,729,630,706,646,113,655,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11089"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11089"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11095,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11089\/revisions\/11095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}