Botanical Name: Common Names:
Ajuga reptans Jungle Beauty Bugle, Bugleweed, Blue Bugle, Carpetweed, ,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers Dense, Mat Forming, Running
Description:
Ajuga Jungle Beauty is a colourful rhizomatous perennial groundcover has leaves approx 10cm long. The foliage is deep green with a blue tinge and quickly forms a dense mat. Purple-blue flowers appear late spring to early summer above the foliage. Ajuga Jungle Beauty is low maintenance, makes an excellent ground cover, great in borders, rockeries and pots.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
<15cm 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Erosion Control, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Lawn Alternatives, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Powdery Mildew, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lamiaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue, Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
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