Gold Ingot Liriope (Golden Lilyturf) – 1 Gallon Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-11  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Evergreen Perennial

Flower Color:  Lilac-Lavender, Light Purple

Flowering Period:  Mid to Late Summer

Flower Type:  Single, clustered on 1′ tall upright spikes above the foliage

Fragrant Flowers:  No

Foliage Color:  Golden-Yellow in more sun, Golden Chartreuse in shade; 5-6 hours of sun for brightest color

Fragrant Foliage:  No 

Berries:  Yes

Berry Color:  Black

Attracts:  Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances:  Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Wet Soil

A unique golden glowing selection that will light up partially shaded gardens, Gold Ingot Liriope, commonly called Golden Monkey Grass, features golden-yellow foliage with more sun and brilliant chartreuse in shade. Either way, the coloration is stunning and will not go unnoticed in the garden. As with other Liriope muscari, in mid to late summer spikes of lavender-purple flowers resembling hyacinths rise up to 12 inches above the foliage. The butterflies and hummingbirds will love and thank you for the flowers. Extremely easy to grow and very long lived in garden beds or containers.

Growing in an arching mound 15 top 18 inches tall and around 30 inches wide, the Gold Ingot Liriope is ideal for use as an accent in smaller partially shaded garden spaces and containers or in groupings, mass plantings or as a border along paths, walkways and patios. Also excellent in home foundation plantings and under the canopies of  trees such as upright Japanese maples and even large shade trees. A fine addition to yellow-gold theme gardens, butterfly gardens, hummingbird gardens, and shade gardens.

Gold Ingot Liriope is exceptionally easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and shade to part shade. Some morning sun or all-day heavily filtered sun is fine, but direct afternoon sun is best avoided. For brightest foliage color we suggest 4 to 5 hours of sunlight in the mornings and/or evening hours. Avoid the hot direct afternoon sun as leaves may scorch. Constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. Though evergreen, we usually trim plants back to near the soil line in late winter, prior to new growth emerging, though ding so isn’t necessary.