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Ajuga reptans 'Mahogany'

Mahogany' Bugleweed

Mahogany' Bugleweed

Exposure

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Shade

Rusticity

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Bloom time

  • May
  • June

  • Resistant
  • Shade, part-shade
  • Cold hardy
  • Blue-purple flowers
  • Ground cover

Mahogany has small, rounded mahogany-red and bronze-green leaves. It produces a multitude of small blue-purple flowers. This ground cover plant is dense and compact, and easy to maintain. It will embellish shady corners with its carpet of blue flowers. Very resistant, it can grow in the shade of trees, even where grass has difficulty establishing itself. It also allows you to avoid weeding, leaving no room for weeds. This undergrowth plant does not like drought, so a partial shade or shade environment allows it to stay cool. It can take direct sun, but must not lack water.

Plant details

Dimensions

Spacing
11 - 19 in.
Spread
12 - 18 in.
Height
4 - 6 in.

Characteristics

Habit:

  • Crawling

Flowering colours:

  • Blue purple

Plant needs

Watering:

  • Water regularly the year of planting and then when it is hot and dry because it fears drought.

Maintenance:

  • Easy

Soil requirement:

  • Adapts to heavy or well-drained soils
  • as long as it does not lack water. Likes rich soil

Features

Resistance:

  • Shade

Attract:

  • Pollinators

Use:

  • Shade gardens
  • Flowerbeds
  • Clumps
  • Rockeries
  • Pots
  • Borders

Attribute:

  • Groundcover with flowers

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