Encyclopedia · Asparagaceae · Ophiopogon japonicus
Ophiopogon japonicus (Ophiopogon japonicus)
grassshade
Ophiopogon japonicus
Ophiopogon · Asparagaceae

Ophiopogon japonicus (dwarf lilyturf, mondograss, fountainplant, monkeygrass; Japanese: リュウノヒゲ ryū-no-hige ("dragon's beard") or ジャノヒゲ ja-no-hige ("snake's beard") is a species of Ophiopogon native to China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Vietnam.

In stock now →
02

Classification

Genus
Ophiopogon
Family
Asparagaceae
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Ophiopogon japonicus belongs to the Ophiopogon genus within the Asparagaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

03

Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Low to moderate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Most well-drained soils
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Clumping, 0.3–1m
05

Companions

Species we plant alongside Ophiopogon japonicus.

Century Plant (Agave americana)
droughtfeature
Agave americana

Century Plant

Agave attenuata (Agave attenuata)
droughtfeature
Agave attenuata

Agave attenuata

Agave geminiflora
droughtfeature
Agave geminiflora

Agave geminiflora

06

Further reading

  1. 01
    Ophiopogon japonicus taxon photographAtlas of Living Australia image service