trefle.io · Taken Apr 25, 2018 by Rohweder Karsten (cc-by-sa)
Lamiaceae
Blue bugle
Ajuga genevensis
Also known as Ajuga genevensis var. longifolia, Ajuga genevensis var. foliosa, Bugula tomentosa, Ajuga genevensis var. rosea
Native Plants · Groundcover · Ajuga · Blue Flowers · Shade Garden · Lamiaceae · Perennial · Spring Bloomer · Pollinator · European Native · Mat-Forming
Blue bugle is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial that thrives in partial shade with average, consistently moist soil. It produces attractive spikes of blue flowers in spring and makes an excellent ground cover under trees or along shaded borders. Minimal pruning is needed; simply trim back after flowering to keep the planting tidy and encourage dense growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil evenly moist; do not allow to dry out completely · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 9 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Italy, Krym, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
More Ajuga
Related plants from the same genus
Buy this plant
No nurseries currently list it
No nursery lists Blue bugle right now.