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Purple Mazus

Perennial

30 total reviews

  • Tough-as-nails perennial ground cover for difficult spots!
  • Hundreds of delicate lavender flowers bloom late spring.
  • Rich, green foliage forms a lush weed-suppressing mat.
  • Ideal for areas with light foot traffic.
  • Zones 5-8, sun/part sun, 2" tall x 12" wide at maturity.
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Size: One Quart
Regular price $22.00
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
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Arrives as a Young Plant
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
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Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee
Hand-Picked at Our Greenhouse
Shipped to Your Door
Arrives as a Young Plant
60 Day Risk-Free Guarantee

Description

Clusters of small, orchid-like flowers of Purple Mazus (Mazus reptans) paint the landscape with purple as they bloom in spring! Hundreds of lavender flowers with yellow spots pop against the lush foliage. This fast-growing ground cover quickly forms a dense carpet of green leaves. Purple Mazus spreads rapidly through rooting stems, filling in fast without being a nuisance. This tough-as-nails ground cover even handles foot traffic, making it perfect for difficult spots! Nothing seems to bother this ground cover, including deer and rabbits. Try planting between stepping stones or covering large areas as an alternative to grass.

Buying landscape plugs? Here is how much area they will cover: 6" spacing of 32 landscape plugs covers 6 sq feet. 8" spacing covers 7.5 sq feet. 10" spacing covers 11 sq feet. 12" spacing covers 16 sq feet.

Details

Botanical name: Mazus reptans
Common name: Cup flower, creeping mazus
Zone: 5 - 8
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun)
Height x width: 2" X 18"
Flower color: Lavender with yellow spots
Foliage color: Green
Season of interest: Spring through fall
Bloom time: Spring, summer
Features: Suitable for slopes, space savers, ground cover, deer resistant, container plants
Uses: Alpine & rock, container gardening, edging, ground cover, rock garden, small spaces, stepping stones, underplanting

How to Grow

Soil: Easily grown in average, medium to moist, well-draining soil.
Light: Sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun)
Water: Prefers moist soils, but don't let roots stand in water.
Spacing: 6 - 12 inches
Fertilizing: Mazus may not require annual fertilization if the soil is rich. Spring is the best time to fertilize the plants if necessary and rinse the leaves thoroughly after applying to prevent leaf burn.
Winterizing: May need to mulch for protection in zone 5.
Maintenance & pruning: Will tolerate an occasional mowing. It can be divided in the spring.
groundcover great for suppressing weeds

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Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:

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Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:

bush distance zigzag

Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.

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  • 5 stars: 26 (87%)
  • 4 stars: 1 (3%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (3%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 2 (7%)
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K.K. (Connecticut)
Purple Mazus

The plants were in good shape. Because all of the plants came in a big bunch, I had to damage many of them trying to get the roots out of the ball. I did the best I could with it, but ended up with maybe15 plants left to plant.

We're sorry you're having trouble with your plants. We're confident that you separating the mazus plants did not hurt them! Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look if you'd like. Please contact us at [email protected] with your order number and photos of the plants so we can better assist you. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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D.D.R.

Great looking plants. Fabulous! A little pricy… but a great ground cover.

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B.S. (Kentucky)
Exceeded expectations

I was extremely pleased with my order of Mazus groundcover plugs. They were bigger than expected and the package was well packed and had clear instructions on how to acclimate the plants. I am very happy.

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D.G.

So far so good. Will probably order more if they do what theyre supposed to do

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R.R. (North Carolina)
Very good.

I got the small plugs and they came well packed. I did have issue with them showing up dry. I do believe it was shipping and not a seller issue. I talked with them and they sent me out a few replacements of next size up and they came much healthier. Again I think issue was a shipping issue and they sat to long in shipping warehouse. I will buy more every year from them. We have dirt locker hillside protectors and that's where these are going. They are growing well now and spreading out even faster than I thought they would. Look very nice.

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J.H. (Washington)

The plants arrived quickly in beautiful condition. I’m anxious to see them grow into big beautiful plants.

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M.B. (Arkansas)
Mazus ground cover

I recently purchased a flat of creeping mazus groundcover plugs. I needed a plant for a small area where grass was hard to grow. It arrived in a very timely manner, the packaging was outstanding and the plants very healthy. I ended up purchasing an additional flat and waiting for my new order to arrive. I would have given it a 5 star but it truly deserves a 6 STAR rating ❤️

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D.D. (Delaware)
Died

Plants do not take full sun.and yes they were watered on a regular basis.

We're sorry you're having trouble with your plants. Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look! Please contact us at [email protected] with your order number and photos of the plants so we can better assist you. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee

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C.P. (Mississippi)
Great plant and great service!

Love this planted in a rock pathway! Fills in quickly and blooms are beautiful!

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A.D. (Illinois)

Purple Mazus

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P.H.Y.

Always great quality healthy plants.

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S.P. (Pennsylvania)
Very healthy plants

I got a flat of purple mazes. They are very healthy and already spreading

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Anonymous (New York)
Mazus is amazing!

A couple little plants arrived a few years ago. They were well packaged and healthy. My goal was a weed and maintenance free path through my garden. I let them root and started dividing. I now have a foot traffic hardy path that doesn't need mowing and chokes weeds. My new project is a mazus border around the entire garden area. I started this summer and think it will fill in nicely. If a feisty weed pops thru the mazus mat, lightly trowel it out. Mazus is amazing and you get bonus flowers.

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S.S. (Massachusetts)
Purple Mazus--Amazing!

Fabulous groundcover plants! Arrived in excellent condition. Root development on each was exceptionally good. Tolerated planting well and now spreading in the garden.

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R.H. (South Carolina)
Great Plants

Plants arrived well packaged and in great shape. Some of the ground cover was even in bloom. Have purchased this before, and would buy again. Thanks to all!

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D.H. (Tennessee)
Super Plants!

Just as other reviewers of plants on this site have said, the plants I received were lush and healthy! They took no time to adapt after planting. Very pleased!

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P.S. (New York)
new groundcover

I was late in planting these Mazus because my hillside needed severe weeding. But they were grown and shipped so well that they sat patiently in the grow house awaiting their next home. All have survived and begun to grow, making me hopeful that they will successfully war with the returning weeds someday.

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R.P. (Pennsylvania)

Purple Mazus

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K.H.

Lovely!!

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M.H. (Alabama)
Great little plants

The Purple Mazus plants were all healthy and generous in quantity per pot. After planting, they bounced back quickly and already, I see new growth and new flowers. Lovely plants--thank you!

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A. (District of Columbia)
Purple maze

Great ground cover, pretty purple flowers, covers well but not enough invasive.

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T.B. (Alabama)

Maxis have not taken root yet. The 33 pack is not recommended. The plane needs to come in bigger sizes.

Hello! We're sorry to hear that you're having some trouble with your plants. Our grower checks all of our plants for well established roots before they leave our greenhouse. Please email pictures of the plants to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Rest assured, we have a 60-day guarantee on all our plants. If you received your plants within that timeframe, we would be happy to apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Happy Gardening!
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r.t. (Washington)

Purple Mazus

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e.L. (Delaware)
plugs were delivered in great shape

it isway to early to know please resend in the springand iwill gladlygive you feed back

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T. (Minnesota)
Wow!!

Love this ground cover, no maintenance and so pretty. It’s spreading fast and taking over the weeds and grass I didn’t want in my yard when I found the product on your site. Delivered quickly in fantastic condition.

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a.b. (Maryland)

Purple Mazus

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K.Q.C. (Arkansas)
Mazus

Very nice plants - very well packaged - healthy and ready to plant. I ended up ordering a 2nd tray and it was just as nice as the first.

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J.S. (New Hampshire)
None survived

We purchased 82 of these last summer and planted them on a sloped garden bed. The plants were beautiful, lush, and healthy upon arrival with cute little purplish blue flowers, which is why I am giving a 5 star review. We were excited to plant them between two beds of the Japanese stonecrop (gold colored) sedum because the contrast of the two colors was striking. Sadly, none of the purple mazus survived the winter. The sedum did survive and looks great! We also would like to note that, although the description for the purple mazus states that deer and rabbit won't bother them, we found the rabbits to be a definite problem. True to their word, GGP refunded every penny we spent on the purple mazus. We used the refund to order 40 more of their beautiful sedum! We might order a few of the mazus at some point and plant them in a different area to see if they do any better.

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R.L. (South Carolina)
Beautiful plants

My plants arrived in beautiful condition! I kept them in the shade/filtered sunlight for a few days per instructions and planted them this morning. I’ve already ordered a second batch.

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O.L. (Virginia)
Best ground cover ever

I love the mazes purple/blue and white/alba. The best ground cover that is not easy to find.

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W.

Can I plant mazus repentans out while still occasional frost?

Great Garden Plants

If you are within zones 5-8, you can generally plant Mazus reptans in the Spring. Since these plants can be sensitive to extreme cold, it would be wise to wait until the threat of frost has passed to ensure the safety of the plants. If you are in zone 5, where winters can be harsher, you might want to either protect the plants with frost cloths if an unexpected frost occurs or wait until the weather is consistently warmer!