Liriope muscari (Lily Turf) - Grasslike clumps reach 25 to 30cm high and about 40cm wide. Bell-shaped violet flowers bloom from mid summer to autumn and are followed by a few black berries. It does best in cool sun or shade with regular to occasional watering. It is an evergreen plant with reliable leaf colour which makes it a good flowering plants for dry sunny areas. Will grow in semi shade or full sun. Prefers well drained soil from sandy through to medium loamy soils.
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.