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Potted Ophiopogon Grass Plant - Description
- Potted Ophiopogon Niger Grass Plant
- Common Name: Black Mondo
- Striking Plant with Deep Purple / Black Foliage
- Excellent Ground Cover Plants
- Latin Name: Ophiopogon Planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
- Species: Planiscapus
- Variety: Nigrescens'
- Potted Grass Plant
- Pot Size: 2 Litre Pot
Potted Ophiopogon Grass Plant - Characteristics
- Habit: Dense clumps of gently arching leaves
- Shinny purple / black leaves
- Flower: White & pink tinged blooms appear in Summer
- This is followed by black berries
- Final Height: 25 - 30cm
- Evergreen grass gives year round colour
- Hardy Grass
- Growth rate: Slow
- Spreads via underground stolon giving rise to new plants popping up in your garden
Potted Ophiopogon Grass Plant - Planting Instructions
- Dig soil first & add some fertilizer or manure
- Soak pot for 3 minutes before planting
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Plant grass so that the top of root ball is level with existing soil level
- Firm in well & water
- Feed in early Summer
- Remove dead foliage in early Spring
Potted Ophiopogon Grass Plant - Uses / Location
- Ophiopogons make an excellent ground cover plant
- Plant several together for best effect
- Black foliage offers stark contrast to most other garden plants
- Plant in clumps or drifts throughout herbaceous borders
- Ideal in a Japanese style garden
- Happy in coastal or exposed sites
- Happy in most soils including dry & wet soils
- Full sun or partial shade
- Ideal for informal, cottage or grassland planting schemes
- Ophiopogons companion plants include Purple Sage, Ferns, Aspleniums, Phormiums, Grasses & Carex
