Does Carpet Bugle Bloom In Full Shade

Ajuga reptans is a slowly invasive prostrate groundcover with attractive vertical spikes of flowers in late spring and semi evergreen foliage for year round interest.

Does carpet bugle bloom in full shade.

Ajuga tolerates a wide range of soil conditions as long as soil is well drained. Bugleweed prefers a rich moist well drained site and tolerates clay and poor soils. 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. Be careful about planting bugleweed next to a turf area because it has creeping tendencies.

To keep the plant under control rigorously prune runners twice a year. To deadhead spent blooms run a lawnmower over it. Ajuga bronze beauty does well in tubs and mixed containers as well as in rock gardens and borders. I have chocolate chip burgundy glow and black scallop for sale 8 50 per gallon.

They stand on 6 inch spikes that rise above tufts of foliage about 3 4 inches tall. The soil should be acidic with a ph in the range of 3 7 to 6 5. Ajuga reptans common names include bugleweed carpet bugle poisonous. How to grow bugleweed.

The low dense spreading habit of bugleweed makes an excellent ground cover for part shade or shady areas. Space new plants 6 inches apart in shade to part shade. Hardy in zones 3 9 full to partial sun may bloom i used to have a collection of ajugas but due to too much rain they became unhappy and all were lost i was given a new start for the garden in 2016. Dec 24 2015 ajuga reptans carpet bugle is a great perennial that grows best in full sun.

Bugleweed can be grown in any type of light from full sun to full shade. The foliage will tend to be smaller when grown in full sun but the plant will produce more flower spikes. Good drainage is essential lest carpet bugleweed fall victim to a disease called crown rot. The round green leaves often have a purple tinge and low short spikes of violet blue flowers add spring interest.

Cut off the flower spikes in late summer after the flowers have faded. Ajuga are extremely hardy groundcovers that quickly form a dense carpet like mat. 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. Install edging to help keep it from spreading.

Ajuga bronze beauty common name carpet bugle burgundy bronze foliage creates an illuminating backdrop for the blue flowering spikes that appear in spring. To shear back a large area of bugleweed use a lawnmower set to a high blade height. Bugleweed is a spring flowering semi evergreen groundcover with several foliage color and flower color variants. See more ideas about perennials plants burgundy.