Liriope, Lily Turf, Lilyturf, Monkey Grass 'Big Blue'

VERY easy to germinate with a little work, and I always have excellent success. I am not sure if they would be considered identical to th...Read Moree parent plant yet, but they look good to me. I start by cleaning off the seed coats but they may be toxic, I am not sure so be careful. I use house cleaning gloves just in case since I am cleaning a lot of them at once. I soak them in a container of water, then squeeze the seeds out. A good seed is large and round, with a little dot on one side, if its shriveled then its no good. Then I soak them in a mild bleach solution 1/10 for a couple of minutes to get rid of any remaining germination inhibitors, then wash in mild dish detergent to get all the bleach off, and the seeds by now should look very clean. I then put them in 72 cell trays with damp mix, in a cold, non freezing place till they germinate. You can germinate them in the refrigerator which is easier to monitor in a damp paper towel in a ziplock bag, but make sure you check them occasionally because they germinate while being chilled, and you will have a mass of tangled up roots if you let them grow in the fridge too long. Then just transfer the tough rooted seedlings to individual pots. I get close to 100 percent germination this way.

I planted 3 quart size pots in variegated shade, ten years ago, & each have formed a 32 inch across beautiful round mound shape, with eac...Read Moreh putting off 75 plus stems with the pretty blue-violet-white tiny flowers, each year. I love how their leaves drape over, like a water fall! Every year I see new leaves forming in the middle. In Spring of 2010, I decided to collect the seed bulb, off the dry stems, from last year. These seeds are a deep blue-purple color, the size of a small English Pea. I am going to plant these seeds & see if I can have more plants. In early Summer of 2009, I planted 18 more one inch starter pot plants, in full direct sun, on my side front yard, down the property line. Then the harsh winter ice-snow blizzard with 70 mile hour winds, shredded many of the leaves, on eight of them, where the wind whip around my house, however they appear to be growing back very nicely. Even these new starter plants put off several stems with the tiny blue-violet-white flowers, last year. Can leave this plant alone & never water it, however, they grow & spread much faster, & have deeper green leaves, when you water them a small amount at least once every week, especially if they are in the hot direct sun, or a dry climate. I also have 2 in deep shade, that are 6 years old, & one of these is located on the other side of my house, where my garden hose want reach, so I never water it, so it has grown & spread VERY slow, compared to the other one in deep shade, that I have water each week....it has spread five times faster. I also notice a small amount of water each week, on the ones in direct hot sun, will help keep their leaves a deeper green, and also keep them from forming brown tips. If you over water, the leaves will turn yellowish color, however, it very hard to over water these plants. They seem to grow in moist soil and dry soil, very well. Every year all of them put off several rhizomes or tubers, however, I noticed the 3 in the variegated shade, have kept their round mound shape, and just get bigger around, each year. Several of those 18 starter plants, in the hot direct sun, have also kept their round shape, and just gotten bigger around, however a few have trailed to the side, forming new plants, beside the original plant. Not sure why several have kept their round shape & formed a huge bush affect, or why a few others have trailed to the side. Excellent plant for beginners, cannot harm this plant! I also cut off any dead leaves, on the underneath side, to give this plant room to breath & grow. Perfect for edging flowerbed, driveways, or as a singular large accent plant.

Grows and flowers well in deep shade. Evergreen in zone 6.
Competes well with weeds. You can plant it and forget about it. After 1...Read More full season I'm buying more.

This plant is great in our area! It receives mostly partial/filtered shade and has been stout through our summer heat! I have had it pl...Read Moreanted for 2 years now (planted it as a newbie gardener) and it is now sending out 'pups' that are easily dug up, shared, or replanted elsewhere!