Of course if it s located in the sun you may need to water it more often.
Carpet bugleweed care.
The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower.
Caring for carpet bugle plants.
Reptans from the latin for creeping which describes its growth habit.
Ajuga species can grow in either full sunlight or in the shade.
It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the carpet bugles.
Unless it s really dry ajuga can usually sustain itself with normal rainfall and there s no need to fertilize this plant.
Department of agriculture zones 4 through 10a.
They should be spaced 15 to 30 cm apart in the spring or autumn.
Ajuga reptans commonly known as carpet bugleweed is a shade tolerant ground cover hardy to u s.
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.
The soil should be dry and have a ph in the range of 5 5 to 7 1.
How to grow bugleweed ajuga it is best to sow on the soil surface then cover ajuga seeds with a light dusting of soil on top.
This fast growing plant spreads by runners and is.
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.