Carpet Bugleweed Plant

Latin names include ajuga reptans ajuga turkestanica and ajuga reptans atropurpurea.

Carpet bugleweed plant.

It typically flowers from late spring to mid summer. The genus was assigned by linnaeus from the latin for not yoked which refers to a certain part of the flower. Once established ajuga plants requires little care. The plant also likes fairly moist soil but is remarkably adaptable and will even tolerate a little drought.

Adapted to usda zones 3 8. Ajuga reptans is also a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures a biodiversity action. Lawrence plant it is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family native to europe it is invasive in parts of north america. Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle blue bugle bugleherb bugleweed carpetweed carpet bugleweed and common bugle and traditionally but less commonly as st.

Plant bugleweed in an area where air circulation is good spacing the plants about 1 foot apart. This fast growing plant spreads by runners and is. To keep the plant under control rigorously prune runners twice a year. Ajuga reptans commonly known as carpet bugleweed is a shade tolerant ground cover hardy to u s.

The common name for the hardy perennial ajuga is bugleweed. Cut off the flower spikes in late summer after the flowers have faded. Space new plants 6 inches apart in shade to part shade. Leaves may be green bronze dark purple or variegated green white and pink.

Runners develop from the mother plants take root and produce new plants similar to the growth habit of strawberries. Ajuga reptans aka carpet bugleweed creeping bugleweed creeping carpet bugle sicklewort and carpenter s herb offers such striking texturally rich foliage in a broad range of colors including an almost black that gardeners are constantly seeking this perennial groundcover. 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.

How to grow bugleweed. Department of agriculture zones 4 through 10a. How to grow ajuga plants in your garden gardener s hq guide to growing bugleweed ground pine and carpet bugle. Carpet bugleweed grows rapidly by producing mats of foliage in rosettes.

It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the carpet bugles. Plant this perennial where its invasive qualities are welcome such as on a bank or under trees. Plants are easy to divide at any time of year. Unless it s really dry ajuga can usually sustain itself with normal rainfall and there s no need to fertilize this plant.

To shear back a large area of bugleweed use a lawnmower set to a high blade height. Reptans from the latin for creeping which describes its growth habit.