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| Category: Perennial |
| Family: Liliaceae (Lilies) |
| Origin: Asia, East (Asia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Yellow/Chartreuse Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Violet |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F |
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Liriope 'Precious Metals' (Precious Metals Lily Turf) - Grasslike clumps reach 12 to 18 inches high and about 2 feet wide. Foliage variegation ranging from gold striations at and near the leaf margins with lime-green striations concentrated at or near the leaf midrib in immature foliage, to near-silver striations at and near the leaf margins with dark green striations concentrated at and near the leaf midrib in mature foliage and varying amounts of each color at intermediate stages of leaf development. It has a dark violet bell-shaped violet flowers in late summer on slightly taller inflorescences than typical Liriope muscari. It does best in cool sun or shade with regular to occasional watering. This plant should prove hardy below 0 °F and is recommended down to USDA Zone 5. The name for the genus comes from Greek mythology as Liriope was a Naiad Nymph loved by the River-god Kephisos (Cephisus) with the name coming from 'leirion', another Greek name for the Narcissus flower or a flower related to Narcissus. Liriope was also the mother of the boy Narkissos, who was transformed into his self-named flower and became the root of the word narcissistic. This selection is noted as being a hybrid selection of the Tall Lily Turf, Liriope 'Gigantea' but its size and flowers more closely resemble that of the smaller Liriope muscari. The plant originated as selection made in 2007 from open pollinated seedlings sown at Ponto nursery in Vista, California. Once it was determined that the variegation was stable the plant was given the cultivar name 'Pontovia'. It received US Plant Patent PP25,670 in June 2015 and is being marketed as Precious Metals.
The information about Liriope Precious Metals ['Pontovia'] PP25,670 displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
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