Corsican Mint or Blue Star Creeper for Shade in Clay Soil (Kentucky)

A Louisville, KY gardener wants a shade-tolerant groundcover for heavy clay soil where shade grass failed. Seeds unavailable; plants only.

Both Work in Shade and Clay

Elyse confirms both Corsican mint (Mentha requienii) and Blue Star Creeper (Isotoma fluviatilis) tolerate shade and heavy clay. She's never seen seeds—propagation is vegetative.

Strategy

• Buy one plant of each from a local nursery.
• Test in the spot.
• If happy, divide in fall or next spring to expand.