Maltese Cross Flower

Creeping Mazus

About Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus

Maltese Cross Flower

Creeping Mazus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Northwestern China, Russia

Southeastern Asia, Nepal

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Banks

Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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250.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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30.50 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach, Orange Red

White, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Lance shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

In late autumn, Remove deadheads

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Slugs

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cough

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LYCHNIS chalcedonica

MAZUS reptans

7.2 Common Name

Maltese cross, Jerusalem cross, Burning love, Dusky salmon

Creeping Mazus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Maltese cross

जीव Mazus

7.2.2 In German

Malteserkreuz

Creeping Mazus

7.2.3 In French

Maltese cross

Creeping Mazus

7.2.4 In Spanish

cruz de Malta

arrastramiento Mazus

7.2.5 In Greek

σταυρό της Μάλτας

υφέρπουσα Mazus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cruz de Malta

Creeping Mazus

7.2.7 In Polish

krzyż maltański

Creeping Mazus

7.2.8 In Latin

Duces crucis

reptilia Alba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Caryophyllaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Lychnis

Mazus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Mimuleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Mimuloideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus

Wondering what are the properties of Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus? We provide you with everything About Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus. Maltese Cross Flower doesn't have thorns and Creeping Mazus doesn't have thorns. Also Maltese Cross Flower does not have fragrant flowers. Maltese Cross Flower has allergic reactions like Not Available and Creeping Mazus has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus

Season and care of Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus is important to know. While considering everything about Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Maltese Cross Flower season is Spring and Summer and Creeping Mazus season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Maltese Cross Flower is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Creeping Mazus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Maltese Cross Flower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Creeping Mazus is Neutral.

Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus Physical Information

Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus physical information is very important for comparison. Maltese Cross Flower height is 60.00 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Creeping Mazus height is 250.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus are as follows:

Maltese Cross Flower flower color: Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach and Orange Red
Maltese Cross Flower leaf color: Green
Creeping Mazus flower color: White and Blue Violet
Creeping Mazus leaf color: Green

Care of Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus

Care of Maltese Cross Flower and Creeping Mazus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Maltese Cross Flower pruning is done In late autumn and Remove deadheads and Creeping Mazus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Maltese Cross Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Mazus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.