Spreads by underground stolons and grows best in shade. Good for erosion control and defining beds.
Plant is best divided by the root ball as flowers are either sterile, or don’t come true to the plant.
These estimates for how long Mondo grass takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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In Chinese medicine, the tuber of this plant is known as mai men dong, is the cardinal herb for yin deficiency.
Fountain plant, Monkey grass
Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawl.