Sunday, June 9, 2013

Blue Star Creeper

I don't know how "wild" Blue Star Creeper plant is but so far I only saw it at the curbs and on some neglected looking lawns. I did some research about it and found out it's actually quite valuable garden/lawn plant, especially valued for its tolerance to be walked upon (like camomile) and therefore can be planted in cracks between stone slabs, tiles, pathways or wherever else you want to have flowers rather then dirt. The plant is very low growing (a creeper), the pale blue flowers are small but bright and cheerful and they certainly catch the eye.

Here is the picture of that curb:

Blue Star Creeper

And a little more close (notice the yellow spot in the middle):

Blue Star Creeper

And here is the picture of the single plant in a profile. It is rather small, about the length of a finger though on the ground it seems much shorter:

Blue Star Creeper

 Blue Star Creeper's Latin name is Isotoma fluviatilis. It belong to the family Campanulaceae. I don't know why, it certainly does not look like a bell flower to me but we leave the nomenclature to the botanists.

This flower can bloom for a long time until the frost gets it so it's perfect for permanent warm climate. Here it does not bloom in winters.

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