Is Lilyturf deer resistant?
Liriope sp.
Plant typeGroundcoverHardinessZones 5–10, genus rangeLightFull shade to part shade
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Lilyturf
Evergreen strap leaves and purple flower spikes in late summer, and it takes dry shade under trees where grass will not grow. The clumping species is the one you want; the creeping form runs and is hard to remove. Mow or shear the whole planting to a few inches in late winter, before new growth starts, and it comes back clean.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Lilyturf
Other groundcovers with the same deer rating.
Where Lilyturf grows
Hardy across most of these 50 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
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Common questions about Lilyturf
- Is Lilyturf deer resistant?
- Lilyturf (Liriope sp.) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Lilyturf grow in?
- Lilyturf is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 10. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat. That is the range across the genus, so a named species or cultivar may be narrower.
- Does Lilyturf grow in shade?
- Yes. Lilyturf tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.