Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Ground Covers / Perennials
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 2-3' x 2-3'
Natural Growth Habit: Arching, Clumping, Dense, Vase
Native To: Asia, Japan
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade
Water: Medium Water
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Drought Resistant / Erosion Control / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant / Verticillium Wilt Resistant
Container Sizes: #1, #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 5-9, 14-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-11
Liriope gigantea is an evergreen perennial with a clumping, dense, vase-shaped, fountain-like habit and featuring glossy, dark-green, strap-like leaves and lavender-blue flowers clustered on racemes that are nestled in the foliage. The flowers turn into bead-like, metallic berries that develop to a glossy black. Uses include mass plantings, weed suppression, low border, understory plantings, erosion control. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Tolerates urban conditions. Moderate water use when installed and acclimating; drought resistant once established, although it is adaptable enough to tolerate wet spots and temporary standing water. It adapts to a variety of soil types: including clay, loam, and sand. Highly shade tolerant; it thrives in full shade to partial shade. Hot, full sun may damage the leaves. Fire-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium Wilt. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold hardy to 0°F.
Liriope gigantea is an evergreen perennial with a clumping, dense, vase-shaped, fountain-like habit and featuring glossy, dark-green, strap-like leaves and lavender-blue flowers clustered on racemes that are nestled in the foliage. The flowers turn into bead-like, metallic berries that develop to a glossy black. Uses include mass plantings, weed suppression, low border, understory plantings, erosion control. Excellent in seacoast landscapes. Tolerates urban conditions. Moderate water use when installed and acclimating; drought resistant once established, although it is adaptable enough to tolerate wet spots and temporary standing water. It adapts to a variety of soil types: including clay, loam, and sand. Highly shade tolerant; it thrives in full shade to partial shade. Hot, full sun may damage the leaves. Fire-resistant. Resistant to Verticillium Wilt. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold hardy to 0°F.
