Liriope muscari
Lilyturf

Uses

Edible uses

Notes

Root - cooked^[1]^[2]. Candied and used medicinally^[3]. The roots sometimes have a fleshy, tuberous part near their tip^[4].

Root

Material uses

A good drought tolerant evergreen ground cover plant^[5]^[6]. Rather slow to spread though, needing weeding for the first year or two^[7]. Plants should be spaced about 30cm apart each way^[6].

There are no material uses listed for Liriope muscari.

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

The root is antiinflammatory, antiallergic, aphrodisiac, pectoral and stimulant^[3]^[8]. It is used as a tonic in Korea to increase stamina and also as an expectorant^[8].

Unknown part

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Soil surface

Ecological Functions

Forage

Nothing listed.

Shelter

Nothing listed.

Propagation

Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing it in a cold frame or greenhouse as soon as the seed is ripe if possible, if not then sowing the stored seed in early spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring. Very easy, the larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.

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Cultivation

Prefers a sandy soil^[9]. Succeeds in full sun so long as the soil does not dry out in the summer, otherwise it should be grown in partial shade in any moderately fertile well-drained soil^[5]. Requires a sunny position^[6]. Established plants are fairly drought tolerant^[10]^[5], they succeed in dry shade^[10].

Hardy to at least -15°c^[5]. A very ornamental plant, there are many named varieties^[5]. Slow to settle down after being planted but then grows away well^[10]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer^[11].

There is a lot of confusion between this species and L. graminifolia, most of the plants being grown as L. graminifolia actually being this species^[5]. Apart from its use as a ground cover plant, all the entries on this plant's uses actually belong to L. graminifolia but, because of the confusion, it is quite possible that they also apply to this species[K]. This species has thick dark tubers whilst L. graminifolia is rhizomatous^[5].

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Associations & Interactions

There are no interactions listed for Liriope muscari. Do you know of an interaction that should be listed here? edit this page to add it.

Polycultures & Guilds

There are no polycultures listed which include Liriope muscari.

Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

None listed.

Subspecies

None listed.

Full Data

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References

? ^1.0^1.1 Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing (1976-00-00)
? ^2.0^2.1 Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3874292169 (1984-00-00)
? ^3.0^3.1^3.2^3.3 Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable ISBN 0094579202 (1974-00-00)
? ^4.0^4.1^4.2 [Flora of China] (1994-00-00)
? ^5.0^5.1^5.2^5.3^5.4^5.5^5.6^5.7^5.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)
? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3 Thomas. G. S. Plants for Ground Cover J. M. Dent & Sons ISBN 0-460-12609-1 (1990-00-00)
? ^7.0^7.1 Royal Horticultural Society. Ground Cover Plants. Cassells. ISBN 0-304-31089-1 (1989-00-00)
? ^8.0^8.1^8.2 Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea World Health Organisation, Manila ISBN 92 9061 120 0 (1998-00-00)
? F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-00-00)
? ^10.0^10.1^10.2 Chatto. B. The Dry Garden. Dent ISBN 0460045512 (1982-00-00)
? Thomas. G. S. Perennial Garden Plants J. M. Dent & Sons, London. ISBN 0 460 86048 8 (1990-00-00)

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[PFAFimport-105-1] ? ^1.0^1.1 Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing (1976-00-00)

[PFAFimport-177-2] ? ^2.0^2.1 Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3874292169 (1984-00-00)

[PFAFimport-61-3] ? ^3.0^3.1^3.2^3.3 Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable ISBN 0094579202 (1974-00-00)

[PFAFimport-266-4] ? ^4.0^4.1^4.2 [Flora of China] (1994-00-00)

[PFAFimport-200-5] ? ^5.0^5.1^5.2^5.3^5.4^5.5^5.6^5.7^5.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)

[PFAFimport-208-6] ? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3 Thomas. G. S. Plants for Ground Cover J. M. Dent & Sons ISBN 0-460-12609-1 (1990-00-00)

[PFAFimport-197-7] ? ^7.0^7.1 Royal Horticultural Society. Ground Cover Plants. Cassells. ISBN 0-304-31089-1 (1989-00-00)

[PFAFimport-279-8] ? ^8.0^8.1^8.2 Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea World Health Organisation, Manila ISBN 92 9061 120 0 (1998-00-00)

[PFAFimport-1-9] ? F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press (1951-00-00)

[PFAFimport-190-10] ? ^10.0^10.1^10.2 Chatto. B. The Dry Garden. Dent ISBN 0460045512 (1982-00-00)

[PFAFimport-233-11] ? Thomas. G. S. Perennial Garden Plants J. M. Dent & Sons, London. ISBN 0 460 86048 8 (1990-00-00)

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Belongs to family	Convallariaceae +
Belongs to genus	Liriope +
Functions as	Ground cover +
Has binomial name	Liriope muscari +
Has common name	Lilyturf +
Has drought tolerance	Tolerant +
Has edible part	Root +
Has edible use	Unknown use +
Has environmental tolerance	Drought +
Has flowers of type	Hermaphrodite +
Has growth rate	Slow +
Has hardiness zone	8 +
Has image	Liriope muscari2.jpg +
Has lifecycle type	Perennial +
Has mature height	0.3 +
Has mature width	0.45 +
Has medicinal part	Unknown part +
Has medicinal use	Aphrodisiac +, Pectoral +, Stimulant +, Antiinflammatory + and Tonic +
Has primary image	Liriope muscari2.jpg +
Has search name	liriope muscari + and lilyturf +
Has shade tolerance	Light shade +
Has soil ph preference	Acid +, Neutral + and Alkaline +
Has soil texture preference	Sandy + and Loamy +
Has soil water retention preference	Well drained +
Has sun preference	Full sun +
Has taxonomic rank	Species +
Has taxonomy name	Liriope muscari +
Has water requirements	moderate +
Inhabits ecosystem niche	Soil surface +
Is deciduous or evergreen	Evergreen +
Is taxonomy type	Species +
PFAF cultivation notes migrated	No +
PFAF edible use notes migrated	No +
PFAF material use notes migrated	No +
PFAF medicinal use notes migrated	No +
PFAF propagation notes migrated	No +
PFAF toxicity notes migrated	Yes +
Tolerates nutritionally poor soil	No +
Uses mature size measurement unit	Meters +
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