Fortunately, for those with shady patches in need of a flowering ground cover, liriope can be grown in partial shade....

Liriope spicata plants are treated as an ornamental grass by some, even though they are actually a type of lily. The common name, "lilyturf" embodies this confusion: Is the plant a lily or a grass? Don't question it, just take advantage of lilyturf's "identity crisis," enjoying both its blooms and its attractive, grass-like leaves.