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Liriope Just Right

Liriope muscari 'LIRJ'

Turf Lily / Liriope

7 growers · 1 size · from $7.50 ex GST

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Just Right liriope (Liriope muscari 'LIRJ') is the form of lilyturf its marketing company sells as the alternative to Evergreen Giant: a clump 50 cm high and 50 cm wide that the company says is the more evergreen of the two, burns less in frost and sun, tolerates Phytophthora better, grows to a more even shape and size and has rarely if ever set viable seed, which it calls the safer choice. Those are the marketing company's claims; no independent reference was read for this form.
Illustration of liriope (Liriope muscari): a few of its leaves and one flowering stem carrying its violet purple and lavender flowers
Liriope (Liriope muscari), a few of its leaves and one flowering stem
Type
Perennial
Height
0.5 m
Spread
0.5 m
Flowers
Violet purple, late summer to early autumn
Sun
Full sun to light or heavy shade
Frost
Tolerates frost and heat
In Australia
Not native
GrowerPrice
Instant Green Nursery Pty Ltd140mmPrice on application. Sign in to ask the grower.
Andreasens Green Wholesale Nurseries140mm$7.65
ILandscape Sunshine Coast Nursery & Garden Centre140mm$15.00
Birdies Nest Nursery140mm$7.50
Kenthurst Nursery140mm$7.95
Botanica Nurseries140mm$7.50
Meyer Nurseries140mm$7.60

Also grown by 2 nurseries (no sizes or prices listed)

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Growing just Right liriope

Position. Full sun to light or heavy shade, by the company that markets it, whose page lists every state and the Northern Territory as places it works and says it tolerates heat and frost. No reference other than the marketing company's page was read for this form, so there is no independent frost figure, hardiness zone or flowering season.

Soil and water. Sandy to clay soils. Water as required for the first eight to thirteen weeks until it is established; plant in a well mulched bed with chunky mulch, and use a slow-release fertiliser in spring if required.

Maintenance. Trim older leaves as required and cut the clump back every four to six years; the company says it looks better for more frequent pruning. Its page lists no pests, and its claim on disease is that the form is more Phytophthora tolerant than Evergreen Giant. The species page carries the American references' notes on slugs, snails and rot for Liriope muscari.

Using just Right liriope

The company's page lists Just Right for mass plantings and roadsides, for feature plantings and for gardens, and sells it as the alternative to Evergreen Giant for its much more uniform shape and size. Its planting density is four to nine plants per square metre and two to four per linear metre, which works out to roughly 0.4 m centres in a mass planting and 0.35 m along a border. The company gives no flowering season or flower colour on the page read. The other named forms, Isabella among them, have their own pages, and the species page carries the American references' account of Liriope muscari.

What to check before you buy

Just Right is sold under its trade name with the cultivar name 'LIRJ', and a grower's listing may carry either or both; check you are quoting the same plant across growers before comparing prices. The table above shows the sizes listed. The HortOS guide on nursery plant quality covers roots, pests and hardening off. Stock crossing a state border travels under the state and territory biosecurity rules. The seed claim is the marketing company's own and rests on its account of the past eight years; no independent reference read for this page tests it.

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Common questions

Who grows Liriope Just Right wholesale in Australia?
7 wholesale growers list Liriope Just Right on HortOS right now, each with their own pot sizes and trade prices. They are in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. The growers are named on this page.
What pot sizes does Liriope Just Right come in?
Growers on HortOS list Liriope Just Right in 140mm.
What does Liriope Just Right cost wholesale?
The median trade price in a 140 mm pot is $7.63 ex GST, across 6 growers who price it. Prices by pot size and state are on its trade price page.
How do I order Liriope Just Right from these growers?
HortOS is for the trade. Add the lines you want to a list and send it: each grower gets their part of the order by email, confirms what they have and quotes freight, and nothing is bought until you approve it. Listing, searching and ordering are free.
How big does Just Right liriope grow?
The company that markets it gives 50 cm high and 50 cm wide, a clump of uniform shape and size. Its planting density works out to roughly 0.4 m centres in a mass planting and 0.35 m along a border.
What is the difference between Just Right and Evergreen Giant liriope?
By the account of the company that markets Just Right, its form is the more evergreen of the two, the more even in shape and size and the more tolerant of Phytophthora, and burns less in frost and sun. No independent reference read compares the two.
Does Just Right liriope grow in shade?
Yes, in full sun and in light to heavy shade, by the company that markets it, whose page lists it for mass plantings, roadsides, feature plantings and gardens.
How do you maintain Just Right liriope?
By the company that markets it: water for the first eight to thirteen weeks until established, mulch, feed in spring if required, trim older leaves as needed and cut the clump back every four to six years, more often for a better look.

Sources

The growers, sizes and prices above are live and change as lists arrive. Cite this page: HortOS, Just Right liriope (Liriope muscari 'LIRJ'), https://au.hortosapp.com/plants/liriope-muscari-lirj-just-right.

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