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I live in Japan. Does anyone know the name of this grass? It’s kind of like long wavy hair. Grows in a tuft. I’ve seen similar in Japanese gardens. Thanks!
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That looks like mondo grass to me.

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I think you're probably right. It looks very like a black ornamental grass that is planted in the UK


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Apparently it is not botanically a grass, but has berries, so you could wait for it to fruit to confirm the ID.
 
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That’s it! I even saw the blue berries. Thank you.
 
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