Pratia puberula

Common Name:
Blue Star Creeper
Alpine Pratia

Description:
Pratia puberula ‘Blue’ is a delicate, mat-forming perennial ground cover prized for its mass display of soft blue, star-shaped flowers that create a carpet-like effect across the garden. The plant label confirms its use as an alpine-style ground cover, making it especially suitable for rockeries, between stepping stones, and along garden edges. In Melbourne, it thrives in full sun to part shade with moist, well-drained soil and benefits from consistent watering, particularly during warmer months. Flowering is most prolific from spring through summer, often continuing sporadically into autumn under favourable conditions. Its fine green foliage forms a dense, low-growing mat that softens hard landscaping and provides a lush, natural look. Ideal for cottage gardens, pathways, and light foot traffic areas, it is a versatile and attractive solution for filling small spaces and creating a seamless ground layer.

Form:
• Ground Cover
• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
• Height: 3–5 cm
• Width: 50 cm – 1 m+

Aspect:
• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:
• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer
• Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
• Soft blue
• Pale blue
• Lavender-blue

Key Attributes:
• Suitable for Pots
• Herbaceous
• Perennial
• Bee Attracting
• Fast spreading
• Suitable for between pavers
• Suitable for rockeries
• Suitable for edging
• Suitable for underplanting
• Soft lawn alternative
• Low growing
• Ideal for alpine gardens
• Can be damaged by heavy foot traffic
• May struggle in hot, dry conditions without regular moisture

Toxicity:
Not generally considered toxic to humans or pets. As with most ornamental plants, ingestion may still cause mild stomach upset if consumed in quantity.

Companion Plants:
• Lobelia
• Viola
• Ajuga reptans
• Dichondra repens
• Mazus reptans
• Campanula
• Erigeron karvinskianus
• Isotoma fluviatilis