Japanese name: ヤブラン（藪蘭） Scientific name:Liriope muscari
[Overview]
An evergreen perennial 20–50 cm tall, found in shaded, moist places such as under forest trees.
The roots have oval swollen parts.
It does not produce stolons.
The leaves are simple, basal, and linear, 25–70 cm long and 0.6–2 cm wide.
Cylindrical flower stalks 20–50 cm tall, without ridges, bear racemes 8–25 cm long with 35–200 flowers.
The flowers are purple to pink, 6-petaled and 4–5 mm long, with purple flower stalks.
The fruit wall falls off early, so the round seeds, 6–7 mm in diameter, are exposed and ripen to a glossy black-purple.
[Uses]
The swollen parts of the roots are used medicinally.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by division.
It adapts to a wide range of conditions, from sun to shade, and is not particular about soil, growing easily and well.
In shade, it flowers poorly.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries.
For plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
Fertilizer is not particularly necessary for plants in the ground; for potted plants, apply slow-release fertilizer twice, in spring and autumn.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
[Notes]
The Japanese name derives from its growing in thickets and its leaves resembling those of Shunran.
