How to Grow Mazus Reptans

Mazus reptans is a mat-forming ground cover with tiny lavender flowers in spring that resemble snapdragons. It thrives in USDA zones 3 to 9.

Things You'll Need

• Fertilizers
• Garden Hoses
• Garden Spades
• Mulch
• Plants
• Shovels

Instructions

1. Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer, or year-round in warmer climates.

2. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds. Buy Mazus reptans in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.

3. Choose a site with full sun - or partial shade in hot climates - and well-drained soil.

4. Dig a hole for each plant no deeper than the plants were growing in the containers; space the holes 6 inches apart.

5. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting holes before setting the plants in.

6. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.

7. Water well until soil is completely moist, weekly during the first year only, and in summers with no rainfall.

Tips & Warnings

• Mazus reptans grows only 2 inches high and spreads about 1 foot.

• It grows well in rockeries and around stepping-stones.