Silver Dragon Liriope
Liriope spicata ‘Silver Dragon’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-11 Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Semi-Evergreen Groundcover
Height or Length at Maturity: 10-12″
Width at Maturity: 15″ or more
Spacing: 12-15″ apart for groundcover or solid border edging
Spacing: 12-15″ apart for groundcover or solid border edging
Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Clumping, Dense, Upright
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Lavender-Blue
Flower Type: Single flowers clustered on upright spikes
Flower Size: Small
Flowering Period: Summer
Flowering Period: Summer
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Silver, Ivory, Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: Yes, Bluish-Black
Sun Needs: Full Sun, Part Sun, Filtered or Dappled Sun
Water Needs: Average, low when established
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Drainage: Well Drained
Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual attention, Birds
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Shade, Insect
Description
Silver Dragon Liriope is a moderate to fast growing, grass-like perennial which forms spreading clumps of narrow, green leaves striped with silver and ivory, which looks like a solid patch of white in the landscape when it fills in. Erect flower spikes with deep lavender-blue flowers rise above the foliage in late summer followed by bluish-black berries. The foliage provides a stunning contrast with dark foliage plants. Spreads fast under shallow-rooted trees.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Silver Dragon Liriope is a fast spreading groundcover plant growing 12 inches tall and spreading 24 inches or more. It is ideal for use as a groundcover or border along paths and walkways or around patios, or in home foundation plantings. A nice underplanting for small trees such as Japanese Maples an as a colorful and grassy accent in combination container gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 12 to 15 inches apart for mass plantings or borders
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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5b, where this Liriope is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Silver Dragon Liriope is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun or shade. Tolerates dry soil conditions when established. Constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Liriope plants.
How To Plant Liriope
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Determining How Many Plants To Fill A Planting Area
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