'bronze beauty') this is a great ground cover plant that spreads rapidly in moist shade, will grow in dry shade once established.
Ajuga reptans bronze beauty carpet bugle seeds.
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Vigorous growing groundcover forms an attractive carpet of foliage.
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'gaiety', bronze improved, gaiety bugleweed, creeping bugleweed 'bronze beauty', creeping carpet bugle, sicklewort, carpenter's herb) pronunciation:
Bronze beauty ajuga makes a showy groundcover in moist, shady areas of the landscape.
Bugle, carpet bugle, bugleweed family:
Ajuga also can be started from cuttings in summer.
Carpet bugle aptenia cordifolia popular succulent with red flowers.
Short spikes of deep blue flowers are an added bonus in mid to late spring.
Also known as bugleweed, this is one of the most commonly planted ground covers for shady areas.
Ajuga reptans bronze, green, and giant bronze are available.
The flowers are best cut off after blooming for a tidy appearance but not necessary for the plants sake.
Spikes in late spring to early summer hardiness:
Flowers stand six inches tall, are good for cutting, and attract bees and butterflies.
Foliage color deepest in full sun, but leaves may burn or plant may need more water if planted a hot area.
Frost turns leaves to mush sometimes, but it quickly.
It is native to europe, northern africa, and southwestern asia.
Can become invasive in some areas , spread by runners.