Carpet Bugleweed Care

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Carpet bugleweed care.

Ajuga species can grow in either full sunlight or in the shade. Caring for carpet bugle plants. Department of agriculture zones 4 through 10a. Ajuga reptans commonly known as carpet bugleweed is a shade tolerant ground cover hardy to u s.

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. 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. Of course if it s located in the sun you may need to water it more often. 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.

This fast growing plant spreads by runners and is. The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower. It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the carpet bugles. They should be spaced 15 to 30 cm apart in the spring or autumn.

Unless it s really dry ajuga can usually sustain itself with normal rainfall and there s no need to fertilize this plant. Once established ajuga plants requires little care.