Carpet Bugle Perennial

Unlike the more typical ground covering selections of bugleweed this species is grown more as a clumping edging plant without the same tendency to spread.

Carpet bugle perennial.

Blooming in may the beautiful flowers on our ajuga groundcover will have you thinking spring and summer. 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. Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle blue bugle bugleherb bugleweed carpetweed carpet bugleweed and common bugle and traditionally but less commonly as st. This garden perennial falls into the mint family along with all the useful herbs.

It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the carpet bugles. 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. Caring for carpet bugle plants. Once established ajuga plants requires little care.

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. Nice in the. Of course if it s located in the sun you may need to water it more often. It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the carpet bugles.

The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower. This garden perennial falls into the mint family along with all the useful herbs. Ajuga reptans is also a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures a biodiversity action. Shop bluestone perennials for carpet bugle today.

The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower.