''Ophiopogon chingii'', is a small, ground-cover,

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

. It grows from short

rhizomes In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

, and bears tufts of leaves, from which flowers emerge in racemes held on short stems above the leaves. The foliage is curly and green with neon blue berries in the summer. It is native to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. This small plant can grow to 6 in; it is commonly found in Japanese-style gardens and used for underplanting due to its texture.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3206489 chingii Flora of Japan Garden plants of Asia Groundcovers