Carpet Bugle In The Shade

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

Carpet bugle in the shade.

A part shade to full shade lover ajuga thrives in average medium moisture well drained soils and tolerates almost any soils provided they are moist and humusy will tolerate full sun if constant moisture is provided. There are over 50 different species this one named a. May be mowed after flowering in order to get rid of the spent flower spikes. The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower.

Reptans from the latin for creeping which describes its growth habit. 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 plant is rabbit or deer resistant. Partial shade or full shade soil type normal or sandy or clay soil ph neutral or alkaline or acid soil moisture average or moist care level easy.

Blooming in may the beautiful flowers on our ajuga groundcover will have you thinking spring and summer. Provide good air circulation to avoid crown root problems. 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.

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