Liriope
(named after the nymph Liriope). ORD. Haemodoraceae. A monotypic genus. The species is a pretty cool greenhouse plant, with a short, thick, sometimes stoloniferous rhizome. For culture, see Ophiopogon (under which this genus was formerly included).
L. graminifolia (grass-leaved). fl. rather small, in fascicles or clusters of three to five, on a spicate raceme 6in. to 12in. long; perianth deep violet-blue, sub-campanulate, deeply divided into six segments; scape erect, dark livid-purple. October. l. all radical, 6in. to 12in. long, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, threenerved, obscurely striated, surrounded by a few membranous scales at the base. China and Japan, 1821. SYN. Ophiopogon spicatus (under which name it is figured in B. M. 5348, B. R. 593, and L. B. C. 694).