Okina lilyturf
Liriope muscari 'Okina'
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall9 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lilac purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Okina' lilyturf (Liriope muscari 'Okina') is a perennial for borders, ground cover, shade gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clumping, evergreen mound that is drought tolerant and salt tolerant. Lilac purple flowers appear from early to late summer and again in early autumn. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Autumn fern, Oakleaf hydrangea, and New England aster.