Black Mondo Grass 'Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens'

Introducing the Black Mondo Grass, known as Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens'. The name Ophiopogon is a combination of two Greek words, pogon is a beard, and ophis is a snake.  This extraordinary grass-like perennial, has several other common names such as the black lily turf, Black Dragon, Ebony Knight, Arabicus."  The Black mondo grass is called "black" because of the dark, almost black color of its foliage, with "nigrescens" meaning "black" in Latin. It's no wonder this variety is hailed from Asia as having the darkest foliage among all perennials! The mondo grass will turn heads with its narrow, grass-like leaves that appear in arching clumps in an amazing blackish-purple hue depending on the light and can grow up to 8 inches tall and 12 inches wide.It's like having a bewitching piece of the night sky right in your garden!Mondo grass is a low-maintenance plant that is relatively disease-resistant. This ornamental plant is often used as a ground cover or border plant, and its