General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets

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Common names
  • Lily Turf
  • Lilyturf
  • Monkey Grass

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Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2019-09-24
Potted up with asparagus fern in 2' deep 15" pot in full sun  hal
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2017-03-26
Location: Gause, Texas
Date: 2018-03-29
Full sun container grouping with Coral Waxleaf Begonia and Aspara
Location: Mercer Botanical Garden  Houston, Tx
Date: 2014-05-19
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-09-01
1 year old, struggling in Texas summer heat.
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