Ophiopogon japonicus in Phnom Penh

Scientific name: Liriopespicatavar.Variegata

Alias: Ophiopogon japonicus

Families and genera: Liliaceae, Ophiopogon.

Is a variety of Ophiopogon japonicus.

Specific distribution area: it can be widely used and cultivated in the south and north of China.

Biological characteristics: the plant is about 30 cm tall, with slender roots and many branches, sometimes local Peng Dacheng spindle-shaped small meat roots with stolons; leaves wide and slender, leathery, the edge of the leaf is golden, and the inside of the edge is a vertical stripe alternating silver-white and emerald green, basal dense clusters. Flowers red-purple, four to five clustered in bracts, arranged in slender racemes, 8-16 cm long, flowering in summer and autumn, stems 30-90 cm long, usually taller than foliage; seeds globose, initially green, black at maturity. Phnom Penh Ophiopogon likes shade and dampness, avoids sun exposure, and is more cold-resistant; it is suitable for growing in dark places under the jungle, or on the edge of the grass, or around the waterscape, but the moist and fertile loam is the most suitable for its growth; the leaves do not wither in winter, the new leaves sprout in the middle of April, the florescence is long, the flower stems continue to come out from late June to September, and the seeds mature in the middle of September. It is most ideal for pot soil to be dried and crushed with fish pond mud and mixed with some garden soil.

Application value: Ophiopogon in Phnom Penh is more cherished by art flowers because of its golden leaf edge. Ophiopogon japonicus in Phnom Penh is a rare evergreen and drought-tolerant garden in the north and south of China, which can watch both leaves and flowers, and can be planted or potted. It is an excellent forest edge, lawn, waterscape, rockery and terrace modified colorful leaf ground cover plant in modern landscape garden.