Plant of the Week- Episode 509

Common Name: 
Ajuga or Carpet Bugle

Scientific Name:
Ajuga reptans

Type:              
Evergreen groundcover

Size:                
3 to 4 inches                           

Flowers:           
Spikes of small flowers

Foliage:           
Glossy medium green oval-shaped leaves in tight rosettes

Fruit:               
Blue-violet flowers in spring on 4 to 6 inch spikes; spreads by stolons

Culture:          
Partial shade to shade; prefers sandy, well-drained soil but tolerates clay        

Other:
Cultivar: Chocolate Chip Carpet Bugle; Ajuga reptans ‘Chocolate Chip’