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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.


Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council
  2. Yarra Ranges Council (Victora, close to us)
  3. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA, technical, good photos)
  4. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
  5. iNaturalist
  6. OzNativePlants
  7. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew UK, technical)
Plant
Propagation:

Suckering from stolons



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