Bronze Beauty Ajuga

Name: Bronze Beauty Ajuga
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 00189

Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty'

Pronunciation: a-JU-gah REP-tanz

SKU #00189

USDA Zone

4-10

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OVERVIEW
Description	An excellent spreading groundcover featuring deep blue flower spikes and attractive contrasting bronze-tinged, green foliage. Forms a dense, carpet-like mat, even in shady areas! Tuck into rock walls or gardens, between stepping stones, or between shrubs in borders. An herbaceous perennial.
Light	Filtered sun, Full sun, Partial shade, Partial sun
Watering	Keep soil moderately moist.
Blooms	Spring to Early Summer
Mature Size	Forms a dense mat 2 to 5 in. tall, spreading 12 in. wide or more.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Herbaceous
Special Features	Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care
Growth Rate	Moderate
Flower Attributes	Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Container, Ground Cover, Edging
Design Ideas	Outstanding groundcover for shaded high profile locations where plants are viewed up close. Thrives under tree and shrub canopies along edges of shaded orders. Super for defining flagstone paths. Ideal for foliage contrast in containers, baskets and troughs.
Flower Color	Blue
Foliage Color	Bronze
Companion Plants	Coral Bells (Heuchera); Painted Fern (Athyrium); Sweet Flag (Acorus); Hosta (Hosta); Astilbe (Astilbe)

CARE
Care	Thrives in organically rich, moist, well-drained soils. Best foliage color in sunnier exposures. Water regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, water as needed to maintain evenly moist soil. Apply a low-nitrogen fertilizer in late summer. Space 1 ft. apart as groundcover.

HISTORY
Lore	This garden perennial falls into the mint family along with many other herbs. Ajuga is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species are referred to as carpet bugles. The genus was assigned by Linnaeus from the Latin for "not Yoked" which refers to a certain part of the flower. There are over 50 different species; the A. reptans species name is a Latin reference to "creeping", due to its low, spreading growth habit. Ajuga was an ancient medicinal and used as a wound coagulant, which led to its lesser known common name, "carpenter's herb".

This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-10