It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the carpet bugles.
Carpet bugleweed planting around frnce.
The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower.
If your garden has a shady spot where other flowers won t grow fill it with ajuga a colorful and low maintenance ground cover.
Ajuga reptans also known.
Once established ajuga plants requires little care.
Unless it s really dry ajuga can usually sustain itself with normal rainfall and there s no need to fertilize this plant.
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.
There are over 50 different species this one named a.
Ajuga reptans is also a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures a biodiversity action.
Reptans from the latin for creeping which describes its growth habit.
Lawrence plant it is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family native to europe it is invasive in parts of north america.
The plant also likes fairly moist soil but is remarkably adaptable and will even tolerate a little drought.
Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle blue bugle bugleherb bugleweed carpetweed carpet bugleweed and common bugle and traditionally but less commonly as st.