Mazus reptans

Mazus reptans
creeping mazus
flowering plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Mazus
Species: M. reptans
Binomial name
Mazus reptans

Mazus reptans (creeping mazus) is a plant in the lopseed family, Phrymaceae.

Description

Mazus reptans is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on creeping stems. The flowers are blue or white, borne in spring and summer. The plant, also known as the Lippenmäulchen in German, is a persevering herbaceous plant which reaches growth heights of about 5 centimeters. The upholsterer-pedagogic kind is frost-hard.

Mazus can quickly form a dense ground-hugging carpet of bright green foliage and can be used as a beneficial ground cover for grape vines[1] or spring foliage bulbs. It's fingernail sized leaves typically remain green throughout the growing season and it is evergreen in the higher hardiness zones.

The flower crown is 2-lipped and bluish-violet to pink or white, inside with white and yellow spots. His period of bloom reaches from April to June. The capsule fruits which contain small seeds are formed. Occurrence [treatments]

It comes originally from the Himalayas area. It grows with a water level of 0 to 30 centimeters. The location of the Lippenmäulchen is mainly sunny or half-shady.

References

  1. ^ Pallock, Krohn, 20030204 "Some Ground Covers May Benefit Grape Production" /www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=2403
  • Gordon Cheers (Ed.): Botanica. Random House Australia in 2003. German issue: Tandem publishing company Ltd in 2003, ISBN 3-8331-1600-5.

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