Some Things To Know About Ornamental And Liriope Grass

By Nancy Mitchell


The popularity of liriope is largely due to the fantastic colors of their flowers and the beautiful nature of the plant, and that is why so many people pick this genus above all others. It is known for staying low to the ground, which fits the style of some yards perfectly, and has a very grasslike quality to it. One main difference between this type of plant that came from South Asia and Southeast Asia is that it flowers once a year, and that is why so many people are now planting ornamental and liriope grass.

This plant gets its name from Greek mythology. A nymph with this same name was said to have given birth to the god Narcissus. It may have been simply the beautiful nature of this fairy that caused her name to be used for this plant.

There are many different ways that people pronounce the name liriope, but most people who know their plants will be able to understand what it is no matter how it is said. A lot of people like to call it lilyturf because of the flowers that bloom on the plant, but they are technically not in the same family as lilies or grasses. Monkey or spider grass are two other common names for it.

People who have these plants can expect them to flower around the end of summertime. This is an excellent thing to look forward to as the sweltering hot months come to a close and the chill of autumn starts to creep in. The colors of the flowers are often blue and violet, but there are many more varieties that have been engineered now with the flashiest golds and silvers imaginable.

It is not hard to find a big selection of these types of grasses at most stores and nurseries, or even by shopping online. Since the demand has grown, most people have them in stock and are ready to provide whatever the customer is looking for. Ornamentals are considered any grasses or similar plants that are planted because of their decorative value.

It can be very hard to keep plants alive in a garden or yard when the weather is just too cold to support most types of plant life. That is why people who live in these types of climates are very enticed when they hear that ornamentals are among the hardier of plants like this. They can survive the cold seasons and even in regions that stay cold all the time.

Although these plant are called grasses, this is not always technically what they are. Because of the way that they look, this is how a lot of these plants are defined. However, things like rushes, sedges, and cat-tails are not technically in the same genus as grasses are.

Perennial plants are known as the ones that don't stay active year-round. Rather, they store up energy for a dormant period in the fall and winter so that they can come back to life again in the early spring. This is how most plants that are considered ornamentals work, with a few exception of ones that are annuals, meaning they live for a year and then complete their life cycle.




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