With proper care and maintenance, liriope can be one of your most effective and satisfying plantings. Water weekly or as needed in dry weather with a thorough application of water for a faster and more attractive growth. Rinse away any fertilizer that might fall on the foliage or in the center of the clumps. Fertilize in early spring and mid-summer with a general-purpose lawn or garden fertilizer. I mentioned earlier that liriope is a tough, drought-tolerant plant, but if you fertilize and water it, you will have a more attractive planting. Hedge shears or hand grass clippers work well for individual plant specimens or in those hard to reach places.Ĭlean up and discard trimmings for a neater appearance and to remove insect-infested leaves. But if new growth has begun, raise the mowing height so it will cut above the new growth.Ī weed eater is another good way to cut back monkey grass. If no new shoots have come out, you can cut the liriope fairly close to the ground. One of the best ways to trim away the unsightly foliage is to cut it with a lawn mower. This can be determined by looking down into the clump for signs of new bright green shoots. The goal is to remove the foliage just before new growth begins to develop or show. The normal time for doing this is during February. But I am amazed by the number of people who don't know that it should be cut back every year. So, do you leave the foliage on the plant year after year? Of course not. All liriope produce lavender flower spikes in mid to late summer that are quite attractive. There are the variegated types of two-tone green foliage and the solid-green leaf types. Different varieties provide different colors in the landscape. I like to use liriope as individual plants in a bed. Most people use liriope as a border beside walkways, to border foundation plantings and to separate flower and shrubbery borders from the lawn. And it is a great substitute for grass in an area where there is not enough sunlight to support any kind of grass.
It can also tolerate moist locations better than many ornamentals. It can tolerate hot, dry locations better than most shrubbery. One of the outstanding characteristics of liriope is that it can survive a range of environmental conditions. Liriope, often referred to as monkey grass or border grass, is one of the most useful and versatile ground cover and border plants that can be grown in the Augusta area. There are numerous landscape jobs that should be done in February.
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