Sunday, January 7, 2018

The Benefits Of Ornamental And Liriope Grass

By Nancy Mitchell


So many people are choosing to use liriope to make their yard beautiful. This is a very popular genus of plant that has a way of keeping low to the ground, looks like a lot of other grasses, and has flowers that bloom on it at a certain time of the year. It is from South and Southeast Asia that this plant originates from, and is just one of the many types of ornamental and liriope grass that people are using to add beauty to their garden.

The name of this genus of plants comes from Greek mythology, after a particular nymph from the central part of Greece according to legend. It is not specified in the ancient writings, but this nymph, or spirit of nature in the form of a beautiful woman, was born of one of the Gods of the river. This is the fairy who gave birth to Narcissus, a god who was so vain he fell in love with his own image. It is likely that the name of the plant came from its beautiful nature and possibly the climate it grows in.

It is not always easy to know the correct way to pronounce Liriope. Depending on the region, people say it differently, but most experts will be able to understand what you're talking about. Other common names are monkey grass, spider grass, and lilyturf, even though it is not related to the lily and is not in the same genus as grasses.

People who have these plants can expect them to flower around the end of summertime. This is an excellent thing to look forward to as the sweltering hot months come to a close and the chill of autumn starts to creep in. The colors of the flowers are often blue and violet, but there are many more varieties that have been engineered now with the flashiest golds and silvers imaginable.

It is not hard to go online or to a local nursery for plants and find these types of grasses available. Their popularity has grown in recent years all over the world. This is because people are starting to realize just how practical and beautiful these plants are.

The people who are really benefitting from these types of grasses are the ones who live in areas that get extremely cold at different times of the year. It can be hard for people living in those harsh areas to find something that can live in their yard that they won't have to replace constantly when it inevitably dies. Ornamentals are so popular because of their ability to survive in these climates.

Although they are referred to as grasses, these plants are often not even in the same family as ordinary types of grasses. The reason why so many people refer to them this way is because they have similar physical properties to the common plant. Prime examples of these are cat-tails, rushes, and sedges.

Most plants in this category are perennial. This means that they are dormant in the fall and winter. There are also a few that are annuals, meaning the plant's life cycle is completed in a year.




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