Ajuga reptans ‘Atropurpurea’
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Ajuga reptans ‘Atropurpurea’, Bugle Bronze
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Ajuga
Hardy evergreen perennial. Attractive dark blue flowers from spring. Glossy dark brown/purple leaves. Good ground cover. Traditional medicinal herb.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H7 (-20 and below)
• Type: Hardy Perennial, Evergreen
• Height: 10-15cm
• Spread: up to 1m
Bugle Bronze is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Shade
• Soil type: Clay, Loam, Chalk, Sand
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Creeping
• Flowering colour: Blue
• Flowering time: Spring, Summer
• Uses: Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Division
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: For medicinal usage the leaves and flowers are gathered in early summer.
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