Ajuga reptans
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Creeping bugle
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| Type/Hardiness |
Herbaceous, Perennial, Hardy |
| Flowering period |
Late Spring - early Summer |
| Height |
6-9in/15-20cm |
| Light preference |
Sun/part shade |
| Soil preference |
Moist, well-drained |
| Sowing time/depth |
Autumn, Spring, Barely cover |
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| Creeping bugle is a low-growing, evergreen plant that is useful to provide ground cover or to grow between paving stones. It produces spikes of rich blue/purple flowers in Spring, above dark, sometimes almost black, foliage. |
| Sowing and/or growing instructions |
| Sow in autumn or spring under glass, barely covering with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Transplant seedlings into small pots and grow on until large enough to plant out. Cut flowering stems back when they are spent. |
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