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.

Ophiopogon

Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon) | Shade Groundcover

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nippon' (mondo grass 'Nippon') is an evergreen, clump-forming herbaceous perennial belonging to the Asparagaceae family. It features narrow, strap-like leaves typical of the Ophiopogon genus and thrives in full sun or partial shade with moist but well-drained soil. This cultivar is hardy to UK zone H5 and is suitable for a variety of garden settings including city gardens, patios, and rock gardens. It flowers in summer, producing small bell-shaped flowers followed by glossy black berries on leafless stems.

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nippon' (mondo grass) is a hardy H5 perennial ideal for ground cover and garden edging in sun or partial shade from spring to summer.

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nippon'

Ophiopogon planiscapus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is a small evergreen perennial growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in)wide. It grows from short rhizomes, and bears tufts of grasslike leaves, from which purple or white flowers emerge in racemes held on short stems above the leaves. It is native to Japan, where it grows on open and forested slopes. It grows to around 0.1-0.5 metres tall and 0.1-0.5 metres wide, carrying evergreen foliage. Grow it in full sun and partial shade and most soil types. It tolerates acid and neutral soils, moist but well-drained conditions and east-facing, south-facing and west-facing aspects.