Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
Plant pickup: Thursdays 3–7pm · Also by appointment 512.348.7570
— Plant Nursery · Texas-Grown
$4.00
Mature Plant Size: 6-18″x18-24″
Creeping Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys ‘Prostratum’) is a tidy, glossy-leaved, low-growing groundcover with a summer flush of small deep-pink flowers, tolerating both sun and shade and light foot traffic better than most groundcovers.
At Flying Rabbit Farm, our Creeping Germander transplants are grown for dense, low-spreading habit suited to Austin edging, borders, and lawn-alternative plantings.
5 in stock
Low water needs once established
Drought tolerant; established plants need little supplemental water beyond rainfall
Little to no fertilizer needed
Shear lightly after bloom to maintain a dense, tidy mat
Tolerates light foot traffic once established
Generally pest- and disease-free
Root rot in poorly draining or overwatered soil
A low-water, low-maintenance choice well suited to Austin’s alkaline clay soils once established
A versatile, adaptable groundcover for both sunny and shadier Austin beds, unusually tolerant of light foot traffic for a flowering groundcover
Best planting window; establishes before summer heat
Blooms in early summer; foliage stays attractive through the heat with only occasional water
Second good planting window
Evergreen in mild winters; generally hardy in Zone 8b
Fall or spring, avoiding the height of summer heat and hard freezes
Ideal soil temperatures: 60-85 F
Full sun
Minimum 6-8 hours daily
18 inches apart
Well-draining soil; tolerates poor, rocky, or alkaline soils
pH 6.5-8.5
Water deeply at transplanting
Water regularly for the first growing season to establish roots, then reduce
Creeping Germander is not commonly listed by the ASPCA toxicity database, so no verdict is available either way. As a general precaution, keep an eye on pets around any unlisted plant and discourage grazing.
