Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
Southeastern Asia, Nepal
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
103
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial
Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-810-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
12-9
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
H2, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm1,370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Aphids, Insects
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough
Cramps, Dermatitis
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes
Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
MAZUS reptans
ALEURITES moluccanus
Common Name
Creeping Mazus
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui
In Hindi
जीव Mazus
Aleurites moluccanus
In German
Creeping Mazus
Lichtnussbaum
In French
Creeping Mazus
Aleurites moluccana
In Spanish
arrastramiento Mazus
Aleurites moluccanus
In Greek
υφέρπουσα Mazus
Aleurites moluccanus
In Portuguese
Creeping Mazus
Nogueira-de-iguape
In Polish
Creeping Mazus
Nogueira-de-iguape
In Latin
reptilia Alba
Aleurites moluccanus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Euphorbiales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Mazus
Aleurites
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Mimuleae
Aleuritideae
Subfamily
Mimuloideae
Crotonoideae
Number of Species
1050
1
27800
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