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    AJUGA reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    AJUGA reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

    Commonly known as Bugle, Carpenter's herb

    AWARD
    Large bronze leaves, blue flowers
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    individually £12.50 each , 3+ £10.00 each 
    Available late spring to early summer 2025 - Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Good to know
      A much larger cultivar
    • Pests & Diseases
      Powdery mildew.
    • Place of origin
      Caucasus, Europe, Iran.
    • Evergreen
      Ovate to oblong, spoon-shaped leaves to 15cm (6in) long.
    • Blue
    • Spikes
      Spike-like whorls to 20cm (8in) tall
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      15cm (6in)
    • Spread
      60-90cm (24-36in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Creeping rhizomatous perennial spreading by stolons
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Tolerates all
      Any moist soil.
    • Full shade
    • Partial shade
      Foliage will scorch in full sun.
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
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    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
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    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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