This stylish plant features black (really a dark purple) 1/4" wide leaves, with bell-shaped, pale lavender flowers in summer. New leaves emerge green, but they soon turn black.

Excellent for rock gardens and border edging, highlighting of the stunning foliage is best accomplished through contrasting with lighter colored plants, walls and pavers. Good for underplanting shady woody plants, connecting larger islands and it makes nice dark pools to nestle sculpture in.

Many people ask us about dwarf black mondo grass / dwarf black monkey grass - there is no such thing! The foliage height of this plant is determined by growing conditions, under harsh conditions (poor soil, water, and/or pH) it may grow only 3-4 inches tall.

Blooms are followed by fleshy blue-black to black seeds. One of the plants that produce seeds that attract birds. The foliage remains shiny and pristine all year round, it does not require shearing or any other attention.

It is a clumping perennial in the lily family that spreads by underground stolons to form an evergreen (everblack?) groundcover, very slow to spread, drought tolerant. Prefers an acidic and rich, well-draining but moisture retentive sandy or loamy soil. Mature height 6" - 10", spacing 8" - 12".

Photo of sample plant as shipped (size may vary somewhat depending on the time of year):