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Lamiaceae
Carpet Bugle
Ajuga reptans
Quiet persistence.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ajuga
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia, North Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 0.25-0.5 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, humus-rich
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Carpet bugle spreads so vigorously via stolons that it can cover large areas in a single growing season.
- The species name 'reptans' means creeping, describing the plant's ground-hugging growth habit.
- Medieval herbalists used Ajuga reptans to stop bleeding, earning it the folk name 'carpenter's herb.'
- Popular cultivars like 'Burgundy Glow' and 'Black Scallop' are grown more for their colorful foliage than their flowers.
- Carpet bugle is one of the few ground covers that thrives in deep shade under mature trees.
Color meanings
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cheerfulness
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healing
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groundedness