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Blue Star Creeper

Blue Star Creeper

ISOTOMA fluviatais 'Blue Star Creeper'

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    • Ships as a 4"plant
    • Mature spread is 12"-18"
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    Blue Star Creeper (Isotoma fluviatilis 'Blue Star Creeper') is a delightful, low-growing groundcover perennial that carpets the ground in a dense, emerald-green mat studded with a continuous sparkle of tiny, five-petaled, powder-blue star-shaped flowers from spring through fall. Its diminutive, creeping habit allows it to fill the spaces between stepping stones, flow along pathway edges, and knit together rock garden surfaces with a soft, living carpet of fine-textured green foliage and sky-blue floral color. The result is a groundcover that is as functional as it is genuinely enchanting.

    Cultivated from Professional Grade root systems, Blue Star Creeper is one of the finest lawn alternatives and stepping-stone gap fillers available for mild-climate gardens. Unlike turf grass, it requires no mowing, tolerates moderate foot traffic, and blooms continuously throughout the growing season. It thrives in full sun to part shade in moist, well-draining soil and performs beautifully alongside other low groundcovers, between pavers in formal and informal garden paths, and as a weed-suppressing living mulch beneath open-canopy shrubs and ornamental trees.

    Why You'll Love It

    • Continuous Sky-Blue Star Flowers: Tiny, perfectly formed five-petaled powder-blue star-shaped flowers bloom in a near-continuous display from spring through fall, creating a sparkling carpet of color that transforms pathways and garden floors into something magical.
    • No-Mow Lawn Alternative: Dense, fine-textured green mat effectively replaces turf grass in small areas and between pavers — requires no mowing, no edging, and delivers blooms across the entire growing season.
    • Foot Traffic Tolerant: Handles moderate foot traffic with resilience, making it ideal for planting between stepping stones, along heavily used garden paths, and in courtyard paving gaps where most groundcovers would struggle.
    • Weed-Suppressing Dense Mat: Vigorous, tight-knitting spreading habit naturally crowds out weeds while filling gaps between stones, pavers, and plants with an attractive, uniform carpet of fine green foliage.
    • Pollinator-Friendly Blooms: The long season of sky-blue nectar-bearing flowers attracts small native bees and beneficial insects throughout spring and summer, supporting garden biodiversity at the ground level.

    These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun to part shade in consistently moist, well-enriched, well-draining soil. Consistent moisture is important — Blue Star Creeper performs best when not allowed to dry out completely, particularly during hot summer periods. Best suited for USDA Hardiness Zones 5–9; performs as a semi-evergreen to evergreen groundcover in mild-winter climates. Mature height: 1–3 inches; spread: 12–18 inches per plant. Blooms spring through fall. Plant 6–8 inches apart for complete coverage within one growing season. Trim lightly if growth becomes uneven. Note: Isotoma species contain alkaloids — avoid planting where children or pets may graze on foliage.

    We use expedited shipping policies to protect plant health and minimize plant stress in transit.  All plants are in transit for only 1-3 days. (This does not guarantee 3-day delivery as orders are not always packed and sent out on the day of your order.) We send out deliveries on a weekly schedule to ensure quick transit times, so your order may not be packaged and shipped until later in the week. For instance, we may hold shipments to avoid weekend delays that keep plants in transit for longer.

    All packaging includes eco-friendly material and our shipping methods are tested regularly to ensure plants arrive healthy upon arrival.

    Additionally, any delays or damages in shipping are covered by our Healthy Plant Guarantee.

    If you're plants arrived damaged, we will happily replace them for free!

    Please contact us, send a picture, and detail any damage, so that we can continue to improve our shipping process and make sure you receive the healthy plants you paid for.

    Mature Height is Up to 6"

    Mature Spread is 12"-18"

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