Botanical Name: Common Names:
Liriope spicata Silver Dragon Creeping Lilyturf, Creeping Lily Turf, Creeping Liriope,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Grasses, Strappy & Tufting Clumping, Running, Tufting
Description:
Silver and white striped strappy leaved perennial growing to approx 30cm tall. Pale purple flower spikes sit above the foliage in late summer, followed by black coloured berries in winter. Mass plant as a lawn alternative, drift through borders, use in containers, edge pathways and add bright colour contrast. Silver Dragon is slower growing and not as invasive as L.spicata
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Liliaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Silver, White
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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