Ajuga Carpet Bugleweed

It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the carpet bugles.

Ajuga carpet bugleweed.

Text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license. Noted for its wonderful tricolored foliage ajuga reptans burgundy glow carpet bugle is a popular low growing perennial prized for its short spikes of pretty blue flowers and contrasting creamy white rose burgundy and dark green foliage. Selections with bronze or metallic tinted leaves keep color best in full sun. This page was last edited on 28 august 2020 at 19 40 utc.

Carpet bugleweed ajuga reptans. This creeping evergreen plant quickly fills in empty areas smothering out weeds while adding exceptional foliage color and blooms. The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower. It spreads quickly by runners making a mat of dark green leaves that grow 2 to 3 inches wide in full sun and 3 to 4 inches wide in part shade.

Avoid planting adjacent to lawn areas since little islands of ajuga may start appearing in the grass. As noted on this page there are a number of bugleweed cultivars available that share many of the traits that make it an excellent groundcover while offering variety in the color of the leaves and flowers and in the overall size and spread of the plant. This garden perennial falls into the mint family along with all the useful herbs. This is a very popular ground cover.

Tried true classics. The flowers usually blue are borne. Back to previous page. Bugleweed excels at filling in large shady areas where lawns are difficult to grow and it can work well on banks or slopes or planted around trees and shrubs.

When you re looking for something attractive to quickly fill in a large area then you can t go wrong with ajuga ajuga reptans also known as carpet bugleweed.