Royal Purple Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari ‘Royal Purple’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5b-11 Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial

Height at Maturity: 14-18″

Width at Maturity: 18″
Spacing: 12-15″ for mass plantings or solid borders, 24″ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Clumping, Grassy, Mounding, Upright, Vase/Fountain Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast

Flower Color: Deep Purple, small, densely packed on upright spikes

Flowering Period: Summer

Flower Type: Single, small flowers densely packed on upright spikes

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: Yes

Berry Color: Black

Sun Needs: Full Sun, Shade, Morning Sun w/Dappled or Afternoon Shade, All Day Filtered Sun or Dappled Shade

Water Needs: Average to Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sandy (amended), Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well-Drained Moist or Well Drained Dry

Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0

Maintenance / Care: Low

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

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Dry Soil, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Wet Soil

Description

Liriope plants, commonly called Lilyturf, are an evergreen perennial of the lily family. They are one of the most widely used groundcover plants in existence – and for very good reason. Royal Purple Liriope features large spikes of beautiful deep-purple flowers that rise above clumps of rich green grassy foliage in summer. The flowers are followed by attractive black berries. Unlike other Liriope varieties that spread wildly, Royal Purple forms neat clumps that gradually increase in size over time, making it a perfect choice for use as a border along walkways and paths or as an evergreen groundcover in landscape beds and under trees. The butterflies and hummingbirds will love the deep purple flowers and thank you for planting this one!

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in a mounded clump 14 to 18″ tall and 18″ wide, Royal Purple Liriope is ideal for use as an accent, a border edger along paths, walkways and patios, or as a groundcover under large trees or in home foundation plantings and landscape borders. Also a nice grassy accent as a solo or in combination container gardens. A fine addition to purple theme gardens, butterfly gardens, hummingbird gardens, and shade gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 12 to 18 inches apart for mass plan tings or solid edger border

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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5b, where this Liriope is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Royal Purple Liriope is exceptionally easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun or shade. Tolerates dry soil conditions well when established. As with many other plants, a constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant and care for Liriope plants.

How To Plant Liriope

How To Fertilize, Prune & Water Liriope Plants

How To Measure Square Feet of A Planting Area

Determining How Many Plants To Fill A Planting Area

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I ordered 72 liriope for a church landscaping project. I was surprised by how healthy and full each plant was. I will definitely consider Wilson’s for future orders.————————————————–Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope yall enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The best Lirope anywhere! Buy each year!———————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy your purchase for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Shipped very fast and arrived in healthy condition.—————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy your purchase for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

plants were healthy and packed full of roots and bulbs. i could have split them up into 36 really, probably will next year. thanks————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy your purchase for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Came on time – as promised. No trouble with FedEx transport. Liriope are exactly what I wanted. Have ordered from you in past. Will do so again this coming spring. Thank you.———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This is the first time I’ve ever received plants in the mail/delivery service. My two flats of lariope were in good shape and all went into the ground with little delay. They are doing well and I will go this route again next spring.————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The packaging was great; the plants were damp, and in great shape. I was happy with the plants and thought they looked great and was happy with my purchase.
I will be ordering again before the fall planting season.
Thank you for contacting me regarding my purchase.
Thank you for your time and assistance.——————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The phone staff was very knowledgeable. The first order came quickly and looked great.
I got those 18 planted and since the weather was holding, I ordered a duplicate. I requested a rush order so I could still plant before it got too cold. They delivered! Not sure if I will love these Royal Purple Liriope, but their description was perfect…smallish, evergreen grass with flower and stays controlled.—————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Came as promised, all alive(+), planted over a month ago and they are still growing, will wait till spring to see if they are going to survive, but so far so good. Thanks ————————— WBG Reply: Hi George – Thanks so much for your review of the Royal Purple Liriope and we hope you enjoy them for years to come. They are rated cold hardy in USDA Zone 5 so should do fine there in La Plata, Missouri, which is in zone 5. Keep us posted as to how they do for you and let us know if there’s ever anything else we can help you with. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens