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Eradicating Spreading Monkey Grass (Liriope spicata) for Good

Liriope spicata (spreading monkey grass) is aggressive and will choke out clumping L. muscari. My control regimen: every four weeks during growing season, spot-spray every sprig with glyphosate. Persistence wins—I've held the line against English ivy, yellow archangel, poison ivy, and chameleon plant using the same method.

About Gardening: Dividing and Transplanting Monkey Grass (Mondo Grass); Planting and Caring for Monkey Grass in Mississippi; Recovering Monkey Grass After Herbicide Damage; Controlling Grass in Monkey Grass (Liriope); Grass Invasion in Sarracenia Pot: Remove Before It Chokes Roots; Weeds in Liriope (Monkey Grass): Spot-Spray Glyphosate or Hand-Pull; Lily Turf (Liriope muscari): Tough Evergreen Ground Cover for Sun or Shade; Spreading vs. Clumping Monkey Grass: Identification and Glyphosate Control; Liriope vs. Mondo Grass: Kissing Cousins; Liriope (Monkey Grass) Care: Trimming, Control, and Weed Management

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