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Botanical name
Ajuga reptans
Common name
Caitlin's Giant
Family
Ajuga
Height at maturity
<0.5m
Width at maturity
<0.5m
Growth rate
Medium to fast
Foliage
Evergreen
Fruit
The four small black nutlets are only produced in cooler climates. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.
Bark
Soft wooded
Plant type
Evergreen Perennial
Pot size
14cm
Deciduous/evergreen
Deciduous
Position
Full sun,Partial shade
Landscape use
Bugle Weed is grown for its foliage and its flowers. It is used as a colourful ground cover or understorey plant and in hanging basket or containers, establishing from division in 1 to 2 years. It is suitable for coastal or mountainous regions preferring cool moist positions.
Flower colour
Small Blue flowers
Flowering time
Oct-Dec
Soil conditions
Cool moist light rich loams that are partly well drained
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Foliage
Flower/Fruit
Overview
This perennial plant forms a low creeping growth habit with rosettes of blue-green leaves. The small blue or purple lipped flowers appear in upright clusters from spring to summer and the plant may be deciduous in cooler climates.