Ophiopogon japonicus
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr
Mondo Grass
- Scientific Name
- Ophiopogon japonicus
- Origin
- Japan
- Temperature (°C)
- 15 - 25
- pH range
- 6.8 - 7.2
- Hardness (ppm)
- 50 - 200
- Light
- Medium
- Height
- 100 - 300mm
- Difficulty
- Less Demanding
- Notes
- The leaves are stiff leathery & strap-like. Two colour varieties exist - a black & a green form. Not a true aquatic plant, commonly used in outdoor rock gardens.
- Propagation
- Emersed from root runners or short rhizome runners. Can be transplanted underwater easily
- Source
- FNZAS