‘Silvery Sunproof’ Liriope

Liriope muscari ‘Silvery Sunproof’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-11 Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Semi-Evergreen Groundcover

Height or Length at Maturity: 12-15″

Width at Maturity: 15″ or more
Spacing: 12-15″ apart for solid groundcover or border edging

Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Clumping, Dense, Upright

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Lilac-Lavender
Flower Type: Single flowers clustered on upright spikes

Flower Size: Small
Flowering Period: Summer

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: White, Yellow, and Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Berries: Yes, Black

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Shade!

Water Needs: Average, low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well Drained

Soil pH: 6.0 – 7.0

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Shade, Insect

Description

Silvery Sunproof Liriope, also known as Lily Turf or Monkey Grass, is one tough plant. Stomp on it, drive over it with your car, cut it back to the ground…heck, we’ve accidentally sprayed it with glyphosate-based weed killers such as Roundup and it didn’t die. That said, we don’t advise spraying it with any broad spectrum weed killers!

Unlike other Liriope that will wildly spread where they are not wanted, ‘Silvery Sunproof’ forms neat clumps which gradually increase in size over time. In other words, you won’t see runners popping up 2 feet away from the plant!

Silvery Sunproof Liriope sports some very attractive variegated leaves of white to creamy yellow with a dark green strip down the center. Lilac-lavender flower spikes resembling hyacinths rise above the grass-like foliage clumps in summer, adding extra appeal. This is the perfect low-maintenance plant for edging landscape and garden beds, or for planting in mass as a groundcover or underplanting small to large trees such as Crape Myrtles. If you are looking for a long-lived, exceptionally tough border plant or groundcover, Silvery Sunproof Liriope is a hard one to beat.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 15 inches tall and spreading 18 inches or so, its neat clump-forming habit make Silvery Sunproff Liriope ideal for use as a border edge along paths, walkways and patios. For an outstanding splash of color, plant in groupings or mass plantings landscape borders and home foundation plantings. An excellent underplanting for small or large trees. Provides excellent foliage contrast when planted under Red leaf Japanese Maples and other trees or larger shrubs with darker foliage. Also a nice grassy and colorful accent in combination container gardens.

Spacing: 12-15 inches for solid groundcover or border edging

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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5b, where this Liriope variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Silvery Sunproof Liriope is very easy to grow. It tolerates a wide range of soils, and prefers a well-drained moist soil, however will grow just about anywhere. It grows in full sun or shade, but produces the brightest and whitest foliage color with more sun.

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Liriope plants.

How To Plant Liriope

How To Fertilize, Prune & Water Liriope Plants

How To Measure Square Feet of A Planting Area

Determining How Many Plants To Fill A Planting Area

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The variegated Silvery Sunproof plants arrived in perfect condition and looked very healthy. Shipping was fast.—————————————–Thanks for the wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I could not be happier that I found Wilson Bros. Gardens. I live in rural WV and we don’t have a lot of interesting choices for plants. I bought my 70-year old home a few years ago, and wanted to honor the cottage-bungalow feel with colorful perennials. I look forward to the weekly e-mails with gorgeous pictures, and have found the Advice section helpful and inspiring!
I purchased the 18-count silvery sunproof liriope to line my flowerbed in the front of my house. I was looking for something easy to grow with interesting, variegated texture. This fit the bill! They arrived in great shape and were easy to plant!
I will continue to purchase from Wilson Bros Gardens – I’m a big fan of the quality & selection!—————————————————————————————We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Love the photos! Beth | WBG 🙂

Recently purchased a home in Florida coming from the Northeast & was needing a good groundcover plant for my front yard that doesn’t require a lot of work. I found Wilson Bros website & they had the best prices/selection that I was able to find. Plants arrived in great condition within few days, & a month later plants are doing great. Will be purchasing from them again!———————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Needed to add some appeal to our storm shelter and Wilson Bros groundcover plants did the trick! All of the plants “monkey grass” I ordered and there was a lot of them arrived in excellent condition and well packaged. Project just completed !!———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Arrived fairly quickly. Packed well, Ample size. Growing in our terrible soil which makes me very happy!
I am a Wilsonbrosgardens customer for life!—————————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

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As to my review, Wilson Bros. Nursery is fantastic! I’ve ordered numerous plants and all have arrived in great shape and were even better than I had expected. Sizes are as described and plants all had vigorous roots. Everyone I spoke to was absolutely professional and personable. Why shop anywhere else, this team is stellar!—————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks so much for the kind words and wonderful review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I was so happy with the condition of the plants – they were healthy, a good size, and arrived in a speedy manner!————————————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

They arrived in a good shape considering that they are categorized as die hard! From 18 that I have received 15-16 will survive for sure. 1-2 have very few leaves and we will see. I am OK with my order and may suggest it to others depending on what happens to them eventually. We will see.——————————-They are pretty reliable and tough, they shoud be fine. Let us know. Thanks for the review! Beth | WBG 🙂

They are growing well I water them every 2nd day, thanks.—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

First time ordering from Wilson Bros and will definitely will order again. These Liriope came within 3 days of placing my order. Planted the next day and 3 weeks later they have almost doubled in size!—————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plants were packed carefully and looked great when I opened the box. Kept them outside for a few days before planting them and now that they’re in the ground they are growing wonderfully. Thanks—————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Wilson Brothers always delivers fresh, well packed, ready to GROW plants. I’ve ordered several flats of these. Perfect every time.———————————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

If it weren’t for the deer our plants would be twice their size! Very happy with customer service and plants.—————————————We are so glad you are pleased! Try some Milorganite around your plants, its a great organic fertilizer and the smell keeps the deer away!! Beth | WBG