Ophiopogon is a grass used primarily as a low ground cover in shaded places. Native to East and Southeast Asia, it suits planting where light is limited. It prefers partial shade to shade and a fertile, well-drained soil that remains moist across a range of pH. It flowers in July to August.

Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon) is a shade-tolerant ground cover for moist, well-drained soil and flowers July to August.

Ophiopogon (lilyturf) is a genus of evergreen perennial plants native to warm temperate to tropical East, Southeast, and South Asia. Despite their grasslike appearance, they are not closely related to the true grasses, the Poaceae.

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