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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Ophiopogon umbraticola
Bad Hair Day Mondo Grass
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available OphiopogonItem #: 6469
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
The unusual, fine-textured, southern Chinese mondo grass, Ophiopogon umbraticola, makes small curly tufts of very narrow green blades that resemble your hair when waking up after a long night of consuming adult beverages. The dark green clumps are adorned with 10" long stalks of tiny white flowers in late June, which are replaced in October with large, cobalt blue fruit. Ophiopogon umbraticola is an easy-to-grow, fine textural addition to the woodland garden, and possibly one of the hardiest of the genus, breezing through Zone 5 winters. This plant entered the country as Ophiopogon chingii and has been passed around under that name until several of us found that it was incorrectly identified.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Ophiopogon
Flower Color: White/Cream
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Edimentals , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants from China , Plants Named After Animals , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Rain Garden Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Xeriscaping Plants