Liriope

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
	Liriope >

Read about Liriope in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Liriope (named after the nymph Liriope)." Liliaceae. A tender violet-flowered cultivated plant from China and Japan. Plants of somewhat doubtful affinity, having been referred to different families: rhizome short and thick, often stoloniferous: st. very short, the lvs. narrow and crowded, the fls. on simple scapes, small, violet or whitish; segms. distinct: stamens 6, hypogynous; ovary 3-celled, each cell 2-ovuled.— Species about 3, China, Japan, Philippines. Little cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	E Asia

Cultivation

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Scientific Names
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Once classified with lilies in the family Liliaceae, the genus is included in Ruscaceae in the APG II system^wp.

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