On Jun 8, 5:18 pm, gary wrote:
In mid-March, after posting to this forum and reading many responses,
I planted 'Blue Star Creeper' in my partly-shaded garden in Riverside
CA (about 60 miles east of Los Angeles).
snip..............

Over the 3 months, the daytime temperatures ranged from 55 to 95
degrees and the nighttime temperatures ranged from 35 to 60 degrees.

During cool weather, I watered the garden at least every 3 days;
during warm weather, I watered every day.

Can anyone tell me what went so terribly wrong?

=====================

I now want to plant a different (preferably flowering) groundcover
that grows less than 6" tall.

Any recommendations?

I think you overwatered the plants. Up here in the North Central
Valley, where it also gets hot, BSC seemed to prefer to be on the
dry side. When we had an exceptionally wet winter, they did not
survive.

There are other possibilities: gophers or slugs/snails
Do you have problems with either?

Suggestions:
Clover, Trifolium 'Dark Dancer'
Strawberry 'Pink Panda'
Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip' a very small and dainty version
of Ajuga "so far" it has not been as agressive as the
other larger Ajugas. We'll see..............
Oregano 'Kent Beauty'
Potentilla verna 'Nana' (also sold as P. tabernaemontanii)!!
Tansy (Tanacetum densum amanii) needs good drainage

Emilie
NorCal