Landscape Notes: 'Big Blue' Lilyturf, Liriope muscari is a carefree plant that is quite handsome during flowering and fruiting. Clumps may be divided and planted elsewhere in the garden. 'Big Blue' Lilyturf has been used extensively along walks and in shrub borders, but is being used more in massed plantings

Exposure/Culture: 'Big Blue' Lilyturf, Liriope muscari thrives really well in full sun or partial shade and is adaptable to a wide range of conditions. Mow to ground in late winter to remove older leaves. 'Big Blue' Lilyturf produces abundant new foliage in early spring. Lavender-violet flower spikes rise above the very dark-green clumps of foliage during summer, followed by attractive black berries.

Other Notes: This evergreen perennial of the lily family is one of the most widely used groundcover plants in existence - and for very good reason! It's clumping rather than spreading growth habit make it the perfect choice for a border however we have used it all over our gardens in mass plantings under trees and in other shady areas. This is a groundcover plant highly suitable for home foundation plantings. It can also be used singly or in combination with other plants in container gardens where it adds a very nice vertical accent and grassy texture. 'Big Blue' Liriope prefers a moist but well-drained loose soil however will grow in most any average soil. When established it is quite drought tolerant and only requires supplemental irrigation during prolonged periods of severe drought.