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Products > Liriope Precious Metals ['Pontovia'] PP25,670
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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Liliaceae (Lilies) |
| Origin: Asia, East (Asia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Yellow/Chartreuse Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Violet |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Liriope 'Precious Metals' (Precious Metals Lily Turf) - Grasslike clumps reach 12 to 18 inches high and about 2 feet wide. Foliage variegation ranging from gold striations at and near the leaf margins with lime-green striations concentrated at or near the leaf midrib in immature foliage, to near-silver striations at and near the leaf margins with dark green striations concentrated at and near the leaf midrib in mature foliage and varying amounts of each color at intermediate stages of leaf development. It has a dark violet bell-shaped violet flowers in late summer on slightly taller inflorescences than typical Liriope muscari. It does best in cool sun or shade with regular to occasional watering. This plant should prove hardy below 0 °F and is recommended down to USDA Zone 5. The name for the genus comes from Greek mythology as Liriope was a Naiad Nymph loved by the River-god Kephisos (Cephisus) with the name coming from 'leirion', another Greek name for the Narcissus flower or a flower related to Narcissus. Liriope was also the mother of the boy Narkissos, who was transformed into his self-named flower and became the root of the word narcissistic. This selection is noted as being a hybrid selection of the Tall Lily Turf, Liriope 'Gigantea' but its size and flowers more closely resemble that of the smaller Liriope muscari. The plant originated as selection made in 2007 from open pollinated seedlings sown at Ponto nursery in Vista, California. Once it was determined that the variegation was stable the plant was given the cultivar name 'Pontovia'. It received US Plant Patent PP25,670 in June 2015 and is being marketed as Precious Metals.
The information displayed on this page about Liriope Precious Metals ['Pontovia'] PP25,670 is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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