How to Grow and Care for Creeping Mazus

Creeping mazus is usually planted from potted nursery starts or from root divisions in the spring.

It is a fast-growing plant that will quickly fill in to create a uniform ground cover.

In shady conditions, it will grow more slowly with fewer flowers.

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Creeping mazus sees rapid growth in full sun or partial shade positions.

In very hot regions, a location that is shaded during the peak of the afternoon is best.

If the soil is too hard-packed, the delicate rooting system will struggle to become established.

It grows equally well in acidic, neutral, and alkaline soils.

With soils that are too dry, adding mulch will help with moisture retention.

This plant prefers to remain moist but not constantly wet.

confirm it isn’t exposed to over-watering, as standing water will cause root rot.

Weekly watering, especially in hot and dry conditions will ensure your creeping mazus continues to flourish.

If it stays dry too long, the foliage will begin to wilt and die.

It prefers a warm and moist environment, and in warmer climates it is evergreen.

In colder zones, the foliage may turn red and go dormant in the winter months.

Hard frost may kill individual plants, though a colony usually fills in again when mild spring weather returns.

Creeping mazus spreads naturally as its roaming stems root themselves in soil.

It is an easy matter to dig up some of these offshoots and transplant them.

Allow a decent amount of space between sown seeds, too.

Remember, this plant has a fast-spreading, close-to-the-surface, sprawling root system.

You don’t want the area to become overcrowded, as this can impact growth.

A container of any throw in will do, provided it is well draining.

Any covering should be raked off the plants as soon as the weather warms in the spring.

These pests are best handled by removing them by hand, or with snail/slug baits placed in the garden.

An old, overgrown patch of creeping mazus may stop blooming because the plants become too crowded.

The colony usually responds quickly with vigorous growth and ample flowering.

Brown patches can also be sparked by soil that is too dry.

This species also looks lovely dangling over the edges of hanging baskets or containers.

Scotch moss can be a good alternative to creeping mazus for zones 3 and 4.