Is Dwarf Mondo Grass deer resistant?
Ophiopogon japonicus
Plant typeOrnamental grassHardinessZones 6–10LightFull shade to part shadeMature height6–12 inBloomSummer
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Dwarf Mondo Grass
Not a grass but a lily relative. It forms a slow dark evergreen carpet that takes light foot traffic, which makes it useful between paving stones in shade.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 6 to 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Dwarf Mondo Grass
Other ornamental grasss with the same deer rating.
Where Dwarf Mondo Grass grows
Hardy across most of these 46 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Common questions about Dwarf Mondo Grass
- Is Dwarf Mondo Grass deer resistant?
- Dwarf Mondo Grass (Ophiopogon japonicus) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Dwarf Mondo Grass grow in?
- Dwarf Mondo Grass is hardy in USDA zones 6 to 10. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Dwarf Mondo Grass grow in shade?
- Yes. Dwarf Mondo Grass tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Dwarf Mondo Grass get?
- Mature height is roughly 6–12 in. Growth rate is slow.