How to tend a Ophiopogon japonicus
Also known as: Ophiopogon gracilis Kunth, Slateria coerulea Siebold ex Miq., Slateria japonica (Thunb.) Desv., Liriope gracilis (Kunth) Nakai, Mondo gracile (Kunth) Koidz., Mondo longifolium Ohwi, Mondo japonicum (Thunb.) Farw., Mondo stolonifer (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Farw., Ophiopogon stolonifer H.Lév. & Vaniot, Ophiopogon merrillii Masam., Ophiopogon ohwii Okuyama, Ophiopogon argyi H.Lév., Ophiopogon chekiangensis Koiti Kimura & Migo, Polygonastrum compressum Moench, Tricoryne caulescens D.Dietr., Tricoryne acaulis D.Dietr., Ophiopogon japonicus var. elevatus Kuntze, Anemarrhena cavaleriei H.Lév., Convallaria graminifolia Salisb., Convallaria japonica Thunb., Flueggea anceps Raf., Flueggea angulata Raf., Flueggea japonica (Thunb.) Rich., Convallaria japonica var. minor Thunb., Ophiopogon japonicus var. umbrosus Maxim., Mondo gracile var. brevipedicellatum Koidz., Ophiopogon gracilis var. brevipedicellatus (Koidz.) Nemoto, Ophiopogon japonicus var. caespitosus Okuyama, Convallaria japonica L.f.
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like lower light, grows in places with scattered light or shade properly
Soil
Slightly alkaline soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Liliaceae, Ophiopogon
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period May-August, flowering period August-September
- Flower colors
- white or light purple
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