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Genus Mazus

Mazus Mazus reptans Photo/Illustration: Jennifer Benner
MAY-zus
This genus of annuals and creeping perennials is grown for its groundcovering form and its pretty, snapdragon-like flowers. The 30 or so species hail from wet habitats in the Himalayas, India, Pakistan, and Asia. Mazus is a fast grower but it is well-behaved, making it useful in a rock garden, at waterside, or between paving stones. It creeps along and puts out roots along the stems, forming an attractive mat of foliage and flowers.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Fast grower. Good groundcover.
 Care: Provide a sheltered site in full sun and moist but well-drained soil of moderate fertility. Some species can be grown in an alpine house.
 Propagation: Propagate by division in spring, or sow seed in a cold frame in spring or fall.
 Problems: Slugs and snails may eat foliage.

Species, varieties and cultivars for genus Mazus

Mazus reptans Mazus reptans
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Mazus reptans is a mat-forming perennial with rosettes of lance-shaped toothed leaves. It spreads quickly through rooting stems. From late spring to mid-summer, it bears 2- to 5-flowered racemes of snapdragon-like purple-blue flowers with lower lips spotted with yellow and red.