Dwarf Mondo Grass
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It is a evergreen, perennial grass, see how the Dwarf mondo grass looks like in the garden and landscape.
Dwarf Mondo Grass is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b. Other winter zone scales for planting this mondo grass are ANBG: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; RHS: H7, H6, H5, H4, H3, H2, H1c; PHZ: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a.
Mondo Grass details
| Plant type | grass, groundcover | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial, evergreen | ||||||||
| Sun needs | shade, part shade | ||||||||
| Growth habit | spreading | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 5 sm - 8 sm | ||||||||
| Spread | 25 sm | ||||||||
| Spacing | 20 sm - 30 sm apart for groundcover | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 5.5 - 6.5 (moderately acidic - neutral) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average, low when established | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | very low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, drought, heat, insect, deep shade, foot traffic | ||||||||
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Dwarf Mondo Grass also known as Ophiopogon japonicus (dwarf lilyturf, mondograss, fountainplant, monkeygrass) is a species native to China, India, Japan, and Vietnam.
This tough little grassy plant is used in landscape desing as a low-maintenance evergreen carpet of deep green is what you need for a lawn, as a groundcover or to fill the gaps between stepping stones and pavers, Dwarf Mondo grass is an evergreen groundcover that looks like turf, very deep green turf with narrow, linear, grass-like, dark green leaves growing only 2 inches tall and spreading slowly over a period of 3 years to a foot or more.
Tiny, spherical white flowers are nestled in the foliage but for the most part are inconspicuous on this dwarf.
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana' is an evergreen, sod-forming perennial plant with the linear leaves, 20–40 cm long. In summer, it produces short spikes of white or lilac flowers, followed by bright blue berries in fall.
Adopted to USDA gardening zones 6a-11, Dwarf mondograss is the perfect choice to fill the gaps between stepping stones and pavers. It holds up very good to foot traffic and will not spread across the surface of the stones or pavers as many other spreading groundcover plants will do. It is also great for use as an underplanting for shrubs or trees, such as Japanese Maples. Also useful as a soil cover in containers, where it serves as a cute little patch of "turf."
Dwarf Mondo grass is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and part shade to full shade. Morning sun is okay but foliage may fade to a lighter shade of green in direct afternoon sun. temporary flooding is okay but constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic.
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Dwarf Mondo Grass in the landscape and gardening
