Catlin’s Giant Ajuga
$135.00 Original price was: $135.00.$40.50Current price is: $40.50.
1000 in stock
SKU: KSELVwA8Ud
Category: PLANTS
LIGHT: Filtered sun, Full sun, Partial shade, Partial sun
WATER: Keep soil moderately moist.
SIZE: Grows 3 to 6 in. tall, 12 to 24 in. wide; flowers reach 8 to 10 in. tall.
| Description | An excellent spreading groundcover that forms a dense, carpet-like mat of lush foliage – even in shady areas! Large green leaves have attractive purple-bronze hues and feature deep blue flower spikes from spring to summer. Great for use in containers, around shrubs or between stepping stones. An herbaceous perennial. |
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| Bloom Time | Spring through early summer |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Special Features | Easy Care |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant, Black Walnut Tolerant |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container, Ground Cover, Edging |
| Flower Color | Blue |
| Foliage Color | Bronze |
| Companion Plants | Coral Bells (Heuchera); Creeping Phlox (Phlox); Hosta (Hosta); Pachysandra (Pachysandra); Periwinkle (Vinca) |
| Care Instructions | 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. |
| Lore | This garden perennial falls into the mint family along with all the useful herbs. It is known as bugle weed and the more ground hugging species were the 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, this one named A. reptans, from the Latin for creeping, which describes its growth habit. Ajuga was an ancient medicinal and used as a wound coagulant, which led to it’s lesser known common name, “carpenter’s herb”. |