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Photographs are of our actual stock, taken at the nursery. Plants are living things — expect small differences in shape and leaf count from the plant shown.
Outdoor Plants
Ajuga Reptans (Bugleweed)
Ajuga reptans
Ajuga is the groundcover to use where grass will not grow. It spreads by runners into a dense, weed-suppressing mat of glossy bronze-purple leaves, and in spring it sends up short spikes of deep blue flowers across the whole planting.
It works in shade, under trees, along shaded path edges and in awkward strips where nothing else establishes. Plant at 25 cm centres and it closes up within a season.
- Dense enough to suppress weeds once established
- Grows in shade where grass fails
- Blue flower spikes across the whole mat each spring
Rs 700for the Tray of 12 plugs
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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At a glance
- Mature size
- 10–15 cm tall, spreading
- Growth rate
- Fast, spreading
- Difficulty
- Easy to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
Partial shadeShadeGroundcoverUnder trees
How to look after your Ajuga Reptans (Bugleweed)
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Sun to partial shade. In the hottest months, afternoon shade keeps colour better.
- Water
- Keep evenly moist while establishing, then water when the top few centimetres dry.
- Humidity
- Ambient.
- Soil
- Any reasonable garden soil with drainage.
- Feeding
- Light feed in spring. Over-feeding causes soft growth that flops.
- Temperature
- 10–40°C.
If something goes wrong
Bare, woody centre with growth only at the edges
Why it happens: Age.
What to do: Cut back hard in spring, or lift and replant the vigorous outer sections.
Grey mould in dense patches
Why it happens: Poor airflow in humid weather.
What to do: Thin the planting and avoid overhead watering.
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