Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
Botanical Name: | Mazus pumilio |
Common Name: | swamp mazus |
Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
Plant Type(s): | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse |
Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Moist, Wet |
Size (HxW): | to 1 m high |
Foliage: | Glossy, toothed wavy margins |
Flowers: | White or mauve, October-March |
General Comments: | Perennial herb suckering to form dense mats. Moist to wet soils in or around swamp margins. Attractive carpeting plant for moist areas, flowering over a long period. |
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Plant Propagation: | Suckering from stolons |