They stand on 6 inch spikes that rise above tufts of foliage about 3 4 inches tall.
Carpet bugleweed ground cover.
Bugleweed forms a dense ground cover topped with pretty purple blue flower spikes in spring.
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Leaves may be green bronze dark purple or variegated green white and pink.
Hardy in zones 4 to 10.
It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the carpet bugles.
Selections with bronze or metallic tinted leaves keep color best in full sun.
This variety doesn t spread as aggressively as other bugleweeds.
Black scallop offers dark leaves that develop the darkest hue in full sun.
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Carpet bugleweed ajuga reptans.
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.
Ajuga reptans also known as carpet bugle or bugleweed needs shade.
If your garden has a shady spot where other flowers won t grow fill it with ajuga a colorful and low maintenance ground cover.
Reptans from the latin for creeping which describes its growth habit.
There are over 50 different species this one named a.
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Ajuga ground cover spreads through runners and as a member of the mint family it can get out of control without proper care.
The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower.
Tuck it into light levels from full shade to full sun.
Important plant shipment notice.
We do not ship ground cover plants or lawn plugs to these states.
However when placed in strategic locations its quick growth and mat forming trait can provide instant coverage with only a few plants.
This is a very popular ground cover.
Space new plants 6 inches apart in shade to part shade.
Good drainage is essential lest carpet bugleweed fall victim to a disease called crown rot.