Species · genus Ophiopogon · Asparagaceae

Lilyturf

Ophiopogon jaburan (Siebold) G.Lodd.

Also known as: White Lilyturf · White Lily-turf · Wild Lilyturf

Growth habit
perennial
Native range
Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto
Reference · O. jaburan

Cultivars of O. jaburan

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No named cultivars catalogued under O. jaburan yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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A clumping, grass-like perennial from temperate East Asian woodlands, where it grows as ground cover in dappled shade. It prefers even but not waterlogged moisture; water when the top inch of mix is dry, easing off in cooler months. Bright filtered light or partial shade suits it best — strong direct sun can scorch the foliage.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified
Light
ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water
ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d)
Humidity
ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil
ai:claude-fable-5
Care
ai:claude-fable-5
Light

Medium light

Water

≈ every 12 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

10–24 °C

Soil mix

Fertile, well-draining mix that holds a little moisture

Propagation

Division of established clumps

Fertilizing

Balanced feed once or twice in spring and summer

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Small white bells on short spikes in summer, sparse indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-12d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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