Blue Star Creeper
Isotoma fluviatilis
Blue Star Creeper is a perennial for edging, groundcover, suited to full sun to partial shade and loam or moist ground, flowering May, Jun, Jul, Aug.
| Type | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 5 cm |
| Spread | 45 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 6a-9a |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Not confirmed |
Where to use it in a border
At around 5 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 45 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 6a to 9a, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, wet soil, evergreen plants, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Blue Star Creeper's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Aucuba 'Gold Dust'for height behind it
- Azalea 'Girard's Fuchsia'for height behind it
- Azalea 'Karen'for height behind it
- Azalea 'Stewartstonian'for height behind it
- Bigleaf Hydrangea 'Endless Summer'for height behind it
- Camellia 'Professor Sargent'for height behind it
Garden styles
Foundation planting Shade cottage Woodland
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: