How to Grow Blue Star Creeper (Pratia angulata)
Pratia angulata, also known as blue star creeper, is a semi-evergreen (it may lose some leaves in cold winters), ground-hugging plant that is covered with small, light blue 'star' flowers in late spring to early summer. Plant blue star creeper around stepping stones and along pathways, where it will form a carpet. Blue star creeper thrives in USDA zones 7 and 8. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Balanced Organic Fertilizer
- Blue Star Creeper Plants
- Compost
- Garden Trowels
- Gardening Gloves
- Gardening Tools
Instructions
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Look for plants at nurseries in spring and summer and year-round in warmer climates.
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Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new leaves and flower buds. Buy blue star creeper in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.
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Choose a planting site with full sun and well-drained soil.
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Dig a hole for each plant no deeper than the soil in its container. Dig holes 6 to 12 inches apart.
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Add a light application of organic fertilizer to each planting hole before setting a plant in.
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Mulch around - but not on top of - the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
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Water well until the soil is completely moist the first year. Water weekly during summers with no rainfall.
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Tips & Warnings
Blue star creeper grows about 4 to 6 inches high and will spread to about 1 foot. Use the plant along paths, at the base of a wall and in rockeries where it will get full sun most of the day, but with some afternoon shade. Blue star creeper doesn't need any pruning, except for trimming back when it creeps too far out over the path.
