Description of Mazus reptans 'Albus' (White Chinese Marshflower)

Mazus reptans 'Albus' is white Chinese marshflower, a low creeper that likes damp ground. It’s a handy ground cover for the front edge of a bog garden and it fills gaps without growing tall.

Appearance

It forms mats of small green leaves, then produces little white flowers close to the ground through the warmer months. It stays very low, often under 5cm, but it spreads sideways into damp soil.

Care Guide

It’s happiest when the soil never dries. If it does, the mat thins out.

• Sun: Sun to part shade.
• Soil: Moist soil with organic matter. It also grows in cracks and edges if kept damp.
• Water: Keep the soil damp. It does best on bog edges rather than deep saturation.
• Tidy up: Trim edges if it creeps into paths.
• Propagation: Lift and replant small rooted pieces in spring or autumn.

It recovers quickly from trimming, so you can keep it neat around stepping stones.

Suitability for Bog Garden

This plant is great for softening the front edge of a bog garden, especially around stones and basket rims. It also works as a living mulch under taller plants, keeping the soil shaded and reducing bare patches.

In very wet centres it can struggle, so place it where moisture is steady but the surface is not constantly submerged.

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