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Mazus gracilis is a small, low-growing perennial herb from moist lake shores and river banks in southeast China, spreading by surface stolons. It suits damp, sunny to lightly shaded spots in a rock garden or ground cover.
Mazus gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Mazaceae. It is native to the Provinces of Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Zhejiang in China. It grows on lake shores, river banks, and other moist areas at elevations below 800 m.
Mazus gracilis is a perennial herb spreading by means of stolons running along the surface of the ground for as far as 30 cm (12 inches). Leaves are up to 2.5 cm long. Flowers are born in axillary racemes. Flowers are yellow, white or purple, sometimes with spots of another color.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mazus gracilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
