ophiopogon planiscapus

Ophiopogon planiscapus, black mondo grass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is a small evergreen perennial growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in)wide. It grows from short rhizomes, and bears tufts of grasslike leaves, from which purple or white flowers emerge in racemes held on short stems above the leaves. It is native to Japan, where it grows on open and forested slopes.

The cultivar 'Nigrescens' (black mondo, black mondo grass or black lilyturf) is grown as ...