Ground cover plant-- Ophiopogon japonicus

Ophiopogon dwarf, ophiopogonjaponicus is a plant of the genus Ophiopogon, native to eastern and southern Asia. The plant is 5-10 cm tall, leaves tufted, sessile, narrow linear, dark green, leathery curved. Small blue flowers with racemes open in summer. Dwarf Ophiopogon is evergreen all the year round and has strong shade tolerance. It is suitable for edge planting, pot planting or rockery embellishment. It is also an elegant indoor plant. The most important feature of dwarf Ophiopogon is that it can be planted as an ornamental lawn in the garden. Ophiopogon japonicus was propagated by split-plant method, and the seedlings were averagely divided throughout the year, but it was better from spring to summer and autumn. After planting, the survival rate was higher and the growth was faster, and it was not conducive to restore growth when the temperature was too low in winter. Ophiopogon japonicus has strong adaptability to soil, but the sandy soil or humus soil rich in organic matter is the best, and the drainage is good. The cultivation place can grow in full sunshine and half a day, but 50% of Rizhao, 70% of the leaves are more beautiful. Organic fertilizer, oil meal and compost are the best for fertilization, about once every 2 months. The proportion of nitrogen fertilizer in nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer is slightly higher, which can promote the beauty of leaf color. Dwarf wheat is strong in winter, does not need special management, is tolerant to drought and likes fertilizer, and should be divided in time when the plant is too dense, which is beneficial to the growth of the plant.