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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: 6 to 12 inches or more
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Bronze-purple
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Tolerates foot traffic
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Bees

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Common names
  • Bugleweed

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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2007-05-10
 4:48 pm. Good ground cover - can spread like a carpet.
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2008-06-07
 1:57 pm. Ajuga carpet planted in the 1930's or 1940's. In full s
Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C. 
Date: 2010-05-07
 2:59 pm. Purple foliage, as mentioned in the Riverview 1938 Cata

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