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Mazus- (Mazus)
Mazus reptans |
A low creeper which is closely related to Mimulus, but it is a sun-lover
and the flowers are in white and purple rather than red or gold. It is an
easy plant to grow in a fertile spot and will tolerate light shade, but is
has never become popular as a rock garden plant. The flowers which appear
in summer are unusual-they are two-lipped (a short one above and an extended
and lobed lip below)and are attractively spotted.
VARIETIES:
The only one you are likey to find is
M. reptans
- height 2 in., spread 1-1/2 ft., flowering period June-August. The
slender stems hug the ground and the large purple flowers are spotted and
marked with white and yellow. There is a white-flowered variety
('Albus')-like the species this plant is a lime-hater.
M. radicans
is different - the foliage is bronze-green and the flowers white
with a purple center. It blooms in June and July -flowering rather later
is the dark green
M.
pumilo which bears yellow-centered white flowers on short
stalks.
SITE
& SOIL:
Requires well-drained, lime-free soil in light shade.
PROPAGATION:
Sow seed under glass in spring.
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