| Giant Lily Turf |
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| File size | 660068 |
| Original date | 7/23/06 3:04 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash fired, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/60s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Photo: Thingnam Girija |
Botanical name: Ophiopogon jaburan 'Variegata' Family: Liliaceae (lily family)
Lily turf is a grass like perennial that is stolon forming and tuft forming. This grass is prized for its striking foliage which is variegated pale yellow to white. Leaves are light green, yellow, cream, or white variegated, leathery, linear, up to 24 inches long. Small, 1/2 inch long, white late summer borne flowers are held in 6 inch long racemes. Purplish-blue, 1/2 inch long, oblong to ellipsoid fruit follow blooms. The giant lily turf can be planted as an edging or tall ground cover. It doesn't creep. It is very often found in nurseries as "Liriope spp.". Native to Japan.
Identification credit: Milind Sardesai, Dan Clinch, R.K. Nimai Singh
| Photographed in Shanti Van, Delhi |