creeping liriope
Liriope spicata
USDA zones4 to 10
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size9 to 18 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lavender to white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Creeping liriope (Liriope spicata) is a perennial for ground cover, shade gardens, borders, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It forms an evergreen clump with lavender to white flowers in summer and autumn. It also tolerates drought and salt.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Abiqua Drinking Gourd hosta, and Christmas fern.
Native range
China and Vietnam.