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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Perennial

Origin
Southeastern Asia, Nepal

Types
-

Number of Varieties
10

Habitat
Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8

AHS Heat Zone
8-5

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit
Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
250.00 cm 76

Minimum Width
30.50 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
White, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Lance shaped

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Neutral

Soil Type
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases
Insects

Plant Tolerance
Cold climate

Facts

Flowers
Yes

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Butterflies, Insects

Allergy
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Cough

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
MAZUS reptans

Common Name
Creeping Mazus

In Hindi
जीव Mazus

In German
Creeping Mazus

In French
Creeping Mazus

In Spanish
arrastramiento Mazus

In Greek
υφέρπουσα Mazus

In Portuguese
Creeping Mazus

In Polish
Creeping Mazus

In Latin
reptilia Alba

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Anthophyta

Class
Dicotyledonae

Order
Scrophulariales

Family
Scrophulariaceae

Genus
Mazus

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe
Mimuleae

Subfamily
Mimuloideae

Number of Species
10

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Properties of Creeping Mazus

Want to know the properties of Creeping Mazus? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Creeping Mazus is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma. Creeping Mazus Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Creeping Mazus Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Creeping Mazus. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Creeping Mazus physical information is as follows: 250.00 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lance shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Creeping Mazus

Taking Creeping Mazus Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Creeping Mazus include pruning, which should be done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Creeping Mazus

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Creeping Mazus is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Creeping Mazus is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Coastal Regions, Cold Regions and Terrestrial and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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