Lilyturf (Noun)
Meaning
Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Lilyturf is often used as ground cover in home gardens to add a pop of dark mauve color and maintain year-round evergreen foliage.
- Landscapers choose to incorporate lilyturf into their designs for Asian-inspired gardens, given its eye-catching flowers and tufted herb features.
- She found lilyturf at a local nursery to grow at home to attract bees, a necessary step in the pollination of the flowers and fruit.
- To maintain a visually pleasing appearance in his yard, the homeowner divided the lilyturf plants every few years to contain overgrowth.
- Rather than planting a more challenging shrub or high-maintenance grasses, the landscape designers proposed incorporating lilyturf as low-maintenance evergreen ground covers.