Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia, New Zealand
Tropical Asia
Types
White Star Creeper, 'Alba' Super Star Creeper, 'County Park' Dark Blue Star Creeper, 'Little Star Creeper
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Number of Varieties
60
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, gully slopes, Terrestrial, Tropical areas
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-88-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7*5
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Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Mat-forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Maple shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water evenly, Water frequently while growing, Water more in summer
Water Deeply
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Proper mowing practices are necessary, Prune for shortening long shoots, prune to control shape, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize when fast growth is desired
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
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Allergy
Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Groundcover
Vegetable
Botanical Name
PRATIA pedunculata
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
White Star creeper
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
व्हाइट स्टार लता
aibika
In German
Weißer Stern Kriechgang
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
Blanc étoiles creeper
L'Aibika
In Spanish
Blanco enredadera estrella
Aibika
In Greek
Λευκό αναρριχητικό φυτό αστέρων
aibika
In Portuguese
Branca Baby estrela
Aibika
In Polish
Biała Gwiazda pnącze
aibika
In Latin
Stella creeper albis,
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
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Malvales
Family
Campanulaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Pratia
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Number of Species
1015
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27800
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