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    OPHIOPOGON
    OPHIOPOGON
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    OPHIOPOGON

    Commonly known as Mondo grass, Snake's beard

    Genus of 54 species of evergreen, rhizomatous or tufted perennials, often with swollen, fleshy roots, sometimes also stoloniferous, from shady scrub or woodland in eastern Asia, especially China and Japan.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Place of origin
      Eastern Asia, especially China and Japan.
    • Evergreen
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Rhizomatous or tufted perennials
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    • Herbaceous
    • Ornamental grasses
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Grasses - Care Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
    Ophiopogon - Growing Guide

    varieties

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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
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