Bronze Beauty Ajuga

Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty'

Pronunciation: a-JU-gah REP-tanz
SKU #00189
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
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Black Walnut Tolerant
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".

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