Digging Dog Nursery perennials

Ophiopogon planiscapus
‘Nigrescens’
at Digging Dog

Black Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens

Ophiopogon

Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ full sun  partial shade  new plant

Licorice-black, ¼ in. wide, spidery blades, delicate, bell-shaped purplish white flowers on dark spikes, and shiny bluish black fruit are all good reasons to invite this versatile perennial into your garden. The ebony-colored evergreen tufts with newly emerging green leaves can be dramatically juxtaposed against golden Carex elata ‘Aurea’ or Athyrium niponicum pictum’s silver flushed fronds. Nestled in between rocks, along pathways, near water or en masse as an easy going ground cover, Black Mondo Grass competes well with other plant roots, and favors well drained soil, periodic trimming and filtered sun.

Blooms July–August.

Size: 6" high x 8" wide; hardy to zone 6.

Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens (P-1475)
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