Liriope Muscari Variegata "Lily Turf" 2Liter

🌿 Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’ – Variegated Lilyturf

Botanical Name: Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’
Common Names: Variegated Lilyturf, Variegated Monkey Grass, Border Grass, Lilyturf

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📌 Product Description

Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’, commonly known as Variegated Lilyturf, is a hardy, evergreen clumping perennial admired for its strap-like green leaves edged in creamy white. This attractive foliage provides year-round structure and contrast in garden beds and borders.

In late summer to autumn, it produces upright spikes of purple to violet flowers, followed by small dark berries. Easy to grow and low-maintenance, it thrives in both sun and shade, making it ideal for groundcover, edging, mass planting, and underplanting trees in South African gardens.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: 30 – 45 cm
• Spread: 30 – 50 cm per clump
• Growth Habit: Dense, clumping perennial
• Growth Rate: Moderate

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to full shade (best colour in partial shade)
• Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil; adaptable to various soil types
• Water:
  • Regular watering during establishment
  • Moderately drought-tolerant once established
• Feeding: Light compost or balanced fertiliser in spring
• Maintenance:
  • Trim back old leaves in late winter for fresh growth
  • Divide clumps every few years to maintain vigour

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring or autumn
• Flowering Season: Late summer to autumn
• Growing Season: Spring and summer
• Climate Suitability: Temperate, coastal, and subtropical regions
• Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light to moderate frost

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🌼 Additional Benefits

• Attractive variegated foliage year-round
• Shade-tolerant and versatile
• Ideal low-maintenance groundcover
• Helps suppress weeds
• Suitable for edging pathways and borders

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Border edging and pathway lining
✔ Underplanting trees and shrubs
✔ Mass planting for groundcover
✔ Shaded or semi-shaded garden beds
✔ Container planting