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Ajuga reptans - Growing Guide

Growing Ajuga reptans

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These are creeping evergreen plants which make excellent groundcover in more moist positions. They come from Iran and the Caucasus and are quite invasive. However the improved hybrid garden forms which we offer are less invasive and easily kept under control at the edge of a border, in a rockery or in gaps in a patio.

A. reptans varieties all produce dark blue flowers in spike-like whorls of about 6in in height in late spring or early summer. They have hairy stems, spoon shaped leaves and clumps will spread 2ft or more. These plants spread quickly by stolons or runners.

A. reptans ‘Black Scallop’ has attractive violet blue flowers set against dark black foliage. The leaves colour best in full sun.

A. reptans ‘Black Scallop’  click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Black Scallop’
A. reptans ‘Black Scallop’  click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Black Scallop’
A. reptans ‘Black Scallop’  click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Black Scallop’

A. reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’ has silver-pink variegated leaves and sky-blue flowers.

A. reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’  click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
A. reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’  click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
A. reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’  click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
'Burgundy Glow with Festuca 'Elijah Blue'  click for larger image
'Burgundy Glow with Festuca 'Elijah Blue'

A. reptans “Catlin’s Giant” has larger bronze-purple leaves than other varieties and flower spikes of about 8in in height.

A. reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’   click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’
A. reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’   click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’
A. reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’   click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’
A. reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’   click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’

A. reptans ‘Multicolor’ (syn. ‘Rainbow’) has dark bronze leaves with pink, red and purple colourations that change through the season.
 

A. reptans ‘Multicolor’  click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Multicolor’
A. reptans ‘Multicolor’  click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Multicolor’
A. reptans ‘Multicolor’  click for larger image
A. reptans ‘Multicolor’
Ajuga reptans 'Rainbow' click for larger image
Ajuga reptans 'Rainbow'

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