Avoid planting in depressions where water may collect, and consider adding pumice at planting time in areas that may become compacted. However, if the soil is too wet, this shallow rooted perennial can develop fungal diseases like root rot. Pest and Disease: Pratia is rarely bothered by pests and diseases. Plant in the garden the same summer or fall.Īdditional qualities: Evergreen, tolerates foot traffic. While its mature height is just 3 inches, it spreads to 18 inches. The optimum range for your Blue Star Creeper is between 60 and 80 ☏ (16 to 27 ☌). And if the weather is too cold, it also won’t do well since this isn’t a frost-hardy perennial. Plant in individual pots and place in light shade until rooted. The Blue Star Creeper likes to have warm temperatures but, if it becomes too hot, the leaves will turn brown, and its flowers would wither away. Tiny green leaves form a dense, low mat between stepping stones. To propagate by cuttings, in early summer, remove shoots with a generous amount of underground stem. A wonderful creeping perennial for filling the edge of a pond or moist landscape. Seedlings need protection from frost for the first winter plant in your garden after danger of frost has passed. A sweet little filler, it looks like a moss with tiny blue flowers, but its surprisingly tough. Divide clumps in the spring or fall and replant immediately. Blue Star Creeper makes everything around it look good. Maintenance: Apply fertilizer only when faster growth is desired.įor those trying to fill in large areas, Pratia may be propagated by division, seeds, or cuttings. An easy care and fast growing perennial, Pratia can spread up to 18” a year and get up to 4 inches tall.
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Pratia prefers full sun but will tolerate partial and light/open shade. They will grow in sandy, silty, clay, or loamy soil.
Plants will need water once every 7-14 days during the growing season. Family: Campanulaceae (formerly Lobeliaceae)Ĭommon Name: Star Creeper (Blue, White, Super, Dark Blue)Ĭulture: Keep curious children from eating it because all parts of the plant are poisonous.
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