Creeping Mazus
Mazus reptans · Perennial
Creeping Mazus is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 1–2 in × 1–2 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in moist and well-drained soil. Expect purple and blue blooms in spring and summer.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 in × 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 in
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Moist, Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Purple, Blue
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Native to
- Himalayas, Asia
Will it survive your winters?
We score Creeping Mazus’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
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