Definitions
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- noun Any of the plants of the genus Liriope used as a
groundcover in landscaping and gardening
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf
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Examples
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Monkey or mondo grass (regular or dwarf), creeping lily turf (also called liriope) and Japanese ardisia are good choices for shade to part-shade although many liriope also perform well in full sun.
unknown title 2009
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It has seeded among the liriope which is fine with me.
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Thereare lots of places for spreading liriope, by itself in a contained area, like the right-of-way between the street and the sidewalk.
Don’t Monkey Around: It’s time to trim your Monkey Grass « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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I buried her in the liriope because she was happy there.
Archive 2009-07-01 The Curious Holts 2009
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A curve of lawn with a driveway, two-car garage, liriope and begonia planted on the sidewalks in summer, decorative purple cabbages and winter pansies from greenhouses in fall.
For the Sake of the Boy Ramola D 2011
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Spreading liriope should never be plantedin a mixed border with other small plants.
Don’t Monkey Around: It’s time to trim your Monkey Grass « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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I moved some liriope in the morning and she popped out of one of them.
Archive 2009-07-01 The Curious Holts 2009
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I buried her in the liriope because she was happy there.
A sad morning in the garden. The Curious Holts 2009
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This involved finding and placing an ornamental iron table and chairs, a stone bench, some hooks for hanging tools, a rhododendron, several azaleas, perennials such as astilbe and liriope, and a few bags of hardwood bark mulch.
Small urban gardens can be designed with a large-yard feel Joel M. Lerner Special to The Washington Post 2010
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I moved some liriope in the morning and she popped out of one of them.
A sad morning in the garden. The Curious Holts 2009
avivamagnolia commented on the word liriope
li⋅ri⋅o⋅pe . Pronounced luh-rahy-uh-pee
Any of several plants belonging to the genus Liriope, of the lily family, having tufted, grasslike leaves and clusters of small bluish or white flowers. Also called lilyturf.
January 19, 2009