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| Category: Grass-like |
| Family: Liliaceae (Lilies) |
| Origin: Asia, East (Asia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Yellow/Chartreuse Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Violet |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Synonyms: [L. 'Pee Gee Ogon', 'Peedee Ingot', 'Peede Ingot'] |
| 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 muscari 'Peedee Ingot' (Golden Lily Turf) - Grasslike evergreen clumps to 12 to 18 inches tall by about 2 feet wide with narrow leathery bright golden foliage year round if grown in full sun but fades to chartreuse later in summer when grown in shade. Bell-shaped violet flowers on 1 foot tall spikes in late summer. It does great in coastal full cool sun or shade with regular to occasional watering - is a pretty drought tolerant plant when grown in shade where it gets by on infrequent irrigation. Hardy to below 0 °F and recommended down to USDA Zone 5. A great plant to brighten up a dark spots in shade or for contrast against darker foliage plants. This species is an understory plant found in forests of China, Japan, and Korea at elevations between 330 and 4,600 feet. 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. The specific epithet references the resemblance of the plant to those in the genus Muscari. The common name Lily Turf (or Lilyturf) is most often used but occasionally the name Monkey Grass is also seen. This beautiful golden foliage plant has long been has been prized for its consistent golden-yellow foliage and originated from perennial grower Ursula Sayre-Herz at her Coastal Gardens and Nursery near Myrtle Beach South Carolina. We received this plant simply as 'Peedee Ingot', with the name referencing one of the historical spellings for the Pee Dee River, also known as the Great Pee Dee River, which flows from the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina south through South Carolina where it joins several other rivers at Winyah Bay near Georgetown South Carolina. In colonial times the name for the river was spelled Pedee or Peedee after the American Indian tribe that inhabited this area. The name most often listed for this plant is 'Pee Dee Gold Ingot', which given the current spelling of the name would seem correct, but some note that this was not as Ms Herz originally intended, however it is spelled this way in the International Liriope and Ophiopogon Cultivar Register, so we use the name as listed there. In BIOH: Biographies in Ornamental Horticulture author Laurence C. Hatch also notes that this was how the plant was first described. We thank John Greenlee for introducing us to this great plant in 2011 and after 5 years of building stock from one plant we were finally able to put up a crop for 2016 - great plants like this are worth the effort!
The information about Liriope muscari 'Peedee Gold Ingot' 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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