The Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower, otherwise known as the Nierembergia X ‘Sunnikoho’ Plant Patent Applied For or Variegated Mondo Grass, Jaburan Lilyturf, Variegated Lilyturf, Aztec Grass, White Lilyturf, Ophiopogon jaburan ‘Javanensis’, Ophiopogon jaburan ‘Variegatus’, Ophiopogon jaburan ‘Argenteovariegatus’, is a rather well known ornamental grass plant by gardening enthusiasts around the world.
Best known for its low maintenance and fast growth, this ornamental grass will likely liven up your house (or garden) with its dark green colored leaves. But, only if you learn how to take proper care of it for it to thrive.
Fortunately, taking care of your Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower is not too difficult – as long as you follow our guidelines in this Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower Care Guide. Now let’s get started.
In order to take proper care of your Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower you’ll need to keep in mind the following guidelines:
- Water: The Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower requires regular watering but let the top soil to dry before the next watering session.
- Light: Keep your Nierembergia X ‘Sunnikoho’ Plant Patent Applied For in an environment where it can receive full sun on a daily basis.
- Soil: Make sure to keep the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower in soil with moist but well-draining properties, so ideally, one that is made of sand, loam, and clay.
And that’s practically it! If you keep these three factors in check, your Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower will likely have all it needs for it to survive and even thrive.
Scientific / Botanical Aspects
In botanical terms, the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower belongs to the Asparagaceae family, the genus Ophiopogon and the species Jaburan, hence its scientific (or botanical) name Nierembergia X ‘Sunnikoho’ Plant Patent Applied For (nee-rem-BERG-ee-uh).
As with other Ophiopogon’s, the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower is a deciduous plant, which means it will shed its leaves annually once autumn comes.
Growing Region
The Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower is a plant native to the Korea and Japan.
You might be wondering why your Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower’s native region is important. Well, if you know where your plant originally came from, you’ll know which environment conditions it prefers, and with it, knowledge on how to replicate it at home.
With this in mind, the Nierembergia X ‘Sunnikoho’ Plant Patent Applied For will be most used to the heat zones in the 7 – 10 region, as the plant hardiness level falls between 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a, 10b, 10a and the ideal climate zone is between 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2.
Growth and Size
Growth
In terms of size and growth, the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower is a relatively fast grower, which makes things tricky for any plant enthusiast.
Size
But, what size of Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower are we talking about? What can you expect in terms of height, spread and spacing? Let’s dig in…
The Nierembergia X ‘Sunnikoho’ Plant Patent Applied For can grow up to 1′ – 2′ (30cm – 60cm) in 1′ – 2′ (30cm – 60cm) and 1′ – 2′ (30cm – 60cm) in 1′ – 2′ (30cm – 60cm).
These dimensions make the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower a relatively medium ornamental grass compared to others, so it’s best to keep this fact in mind since it will affect where you want to keep yours at home.
Also, expect it to grow in a wonderful spreading shape, which is something worthwhile to remember when making your garden landscape plans.
This is why experts recommend keeping an area of approximately 20″ (50cm) free so the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower can spread to its best extent.
Water
In terms of watering, the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower is a fairly complicated plant to take care of.
This is mostly because it has a not so straightforward watering schedule and somewhat regular watering needs.
Specifically, most experts agree that the Nierembergia X ‘Sunnikoho’ Plant Patent Applied For requires regular watering but let the top soil to dry before the next watering session.
Which is why it is considered a plant with relatively low to average needs in terms of water.
Watering
As a rule of thumb, you should remember to keep your Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower in soil with moist but well-draining characteristics, as these will guarantee the right conditions for your plant to grow and thrive.
When you consider this, this is why you should aim to choose soil that has good drainage properties to keep the right moisture levels at all times.
In our experience, the famous ‘thumb’ or ‘finger’ test is what works best for the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower since with it, you will be able to give it the right amount of water, every time – regardless of the environment or placement where you do decide to keep it.
Soil Mix
As mentioned earlier, the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower prefers to have soil with good drainage properties at all times, reason why you need to make the soil mix out of sand, loam, and clay.
This is why most experts agree that the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower requires soil with high organic matter, which will give you the right conditions it needs.
In addition to this, expert gardeners recommend having preferably neutral to acid soil.
Light and Exposure
In terms of light & exposure, the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower requires full sun in order for it to thrive under the right conditions.
Most experts agree that this ornamental grass will do well as long as you keep it in shade, or partial sun to full sun, and it will be able to grow properly.
Specifically, we recommend that you place your Nierembergia X ‘Sunnikoho’ Plant Patent Applied For in from little to partial shade (only 2-6 hours of direct sunlight a day), to dappled or moderate shade (under other plant’s canopy), to full and direct sun (more than 6 hours of direct sunlight per day).
Season
Being a deciduous plant, the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower will shed its leaves annually once autumn comes.
But, you can expect it to have its ‘prime-time’ during the spring (early, mid, late), the summer (early, mid, late), the fall, and during the winter.
Flowers
You can expect your Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower to flower around the spring, summer, fall and in the winter months from April to June (spring), from July to September (summer), from October to December (fall) and from January to March (winter).
In particular, this ornamental grass is well known for its repeat flowering and showy flowers around the plant enthusiast community.
The Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower produces some beautiful white, or purple/lavender and white flowers around this time of year.
Foliage
The leaves from the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower have a beautiful dark green color during most of the year.
Attracts, Tolerance and Resistance
The Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower is well known for its tolerance to salt, drought and animals like rabbit and deer, so don’t worry if any of these come along, your Nierembergia X ‘Sunnikoho’ Plant Patent Applied For will be fine.
Garden
How should you then organize your garden to include your new Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower? Here are some recommendations by expert gardeners.
Most Nierembergia X ‘Sunnikoho’ Plant Patent Applied For owners agree that this ornamental grass will look great in most cottage gardens of all types.
Other owners consider that they complement well most gardens of informal and cottage, city and courtyard, mediterranean garden, gravel and rock garden, japanese garden, and in modern garden styles.
In particular, the Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower’s best location within your garden is in edging, beds and borders, and in ground covers, others use it for landscaping in a mass planting, border, container, or a rock garden.
Conclusion
Even though we covered a lot of care information for your Summer Splash® Compact White Cupflower, remember the basics: sunlight, soil and water, as these should be enough to grow a healthy plant at home.
