Abstract In an effort to compare yield and time required to remove substrate from roots of liners, Ophiopogon japonicus and Ophiopogon japonicus ‘Nana’ (lilyturf) bare root bibs were potted into 100% aged pine bark, 8: 2 (v: v) pine bark: peat moss, 100% perlite, 100% fine grade Profile™ porous ceramic (Profile™ products LLC, Buffalo Grove, IL), or 100% course grade Profile™ porous ceramic. In a second study Ophiopogon japonicus was potted into 100% aged pine bark, 100% 3/16-inch HydRocks® (Big River Industries Alpharetta, GA), fine grade 100% Profile™, 100% perlite, 100% sand, 8: 2 (v: v) pine bark: peat moss, and 3: 1 (v: v) 3/16 HydRocks®: sand. In the second study, fine grade Profile™ produced the highest number of total bibs per container and bib production was similar to 8: 2 pine bark: peat moss. HydRocks® was similar to pine bark in total bibs per container but was more efficiently removed from roots. Removal of the HydRocks® substrate from plant roots required 50% less time than removal of pine bark: peat moss substrate and 51% less time than removal of pine bark substrate. HydRocks® took 23% less time to remove from roots than fine grade Profile™. Results indicate that clay materials such as HydRocks® and Profile™, when compared to conventional substrates can provide suitable yields while also decreasing labor cost by decreasing time to bare-root.