Carpet Bugleweed Ajuga

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Carpet bugleweed ajuga.

Fast growing ajuga reptans bronze beauty carpet bugle is a vigorous perennial prized for its rich blue flowers and contrasting bronze tinged leaves which quickly form a dense mat of attractive rosettes. Skip to main content skip to search skip to footer. It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the carpet bugles. The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower.

Ajuga is typically grown in shady locations but will thrive just as well in the sun albeit more slowly making it much easier to control. Shop bluestone perennials for carpet bugle today. Blooming in late spring to early summer the flowers rise above the contrasting spreading rosettes formed by the leaves putting on an eye catching display. There are over 50 different species this one named a.

Ajuga reptans aka carpet bugleweed creeping bugleweed creeping carpet bugle sicklewort and carpenter s herb offers such striking texturally rich foliage in a broad range of colors including an almost black that gardeners are constantly seeking this perennial groundcover. This is a very popular ground cover. Reptans from the latin for creeping which describes its growth habit. Bluestone perennials home.

Selections with bronze or metallic tinted leaves keep color best in full sun. Ajuga reptans is also a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures a biodiversity action. Once established ajuga plants requires little care. Lawrence plant it is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family native to europe it is invasive in parts of north america.

Blooming in may the beautiful flowers on our ajuga groundcover will have you thinking spring and summer. Bugleweed ajuga reptans also called common bugleweed is a fast growing herbaceous perennial ground cover the species name reptans means creeping although it produces beautiful flower spikes and is available in several different cultivars that work well in landscaping it can also make quite a nuisance of itself through its aggressive spreading via underground runners called stolens. Ajuga reptans black scallop carpet bugle is a creeping perennial prized for its short spikes of fragrant deep blue flowers and very glossy near black scalloped leaves. Ajuga reptans is valued as a wonderful spreader making a colorful groundcover which will thrive in shady areas where grass has difficulty growing.

Caring for carpet bugle plants. Search shop by gardening solution. Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle blue bugle bugleherb bugleweed carpetweed carpet bugleweed and common bugle and traditionally but less commonly as st.