Ophiopogon Pla. Nigrescens

Black Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Height: 15 inches

Spacing: 9 inches

Sunlight: full sun partial shade

Hardiness Zone: 5a

Description:

Noted for its slowly spreading clumps of narrow leaves that appear black, bell shaped pink flowers in summer; striking when massed along borders; not actually a grass, more closely related to lilies, but it sure looks like one

Ornamental Features

Black Mondo Grass features dainty nodding shell pink bell-shaped flowers with white overtones rising above the foliage from mid to late summer. Its attractive grassy leaves remain black in colour throughout the season. It produces black berries from early to mid fall.

Landscape Attributes

Black Mondo Grass is a dense herbaceous perennial grass with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Black Mondo Grass is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Mass Planting
Rock/Alpine Gardens
Border Edging
General Garden Use
Container Planting