{"product_id":"liriope-muscari-big-blue-6-5-litre-pot-specimen-size","title":"Liriope Muscari Big Blue 5 Litre Pot","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"178\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"176\"\u003eLiriope muscari ‘Big Blue’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"232\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"232\"\u003eA Tough, Tidy Groundcover with Bold Purple Spikes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"650\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eLiriope muscari ‘Big Blue’\u003c\/strong\u003e is a hardy, evergreen perennial prized for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"334\"\u003egrass-like foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e and bold late-season blooms. Its neat, arching, dark green leaves form dense clumps that provide excellent weed suppression and year-round texture. In late summer to early autumn, upright spikes of \u003cstrong data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"558\"\u003eviolet-purple flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e emerge, rising above the foliage like miniature hyacinths, followed by small black berries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"934\"\u003eOften referred to as \u003cstrong data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"685\"\u003elilyturf\u003c\/strong\u003e, this low-maintenance plant is ideal for \u003cstrong data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"802\"\u003eedging paths, mass planting, underplanting trees, or filling shady gaps\u003c\/strong\u003e where many other plants struggle. 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