carpet bugleweed::As is typical of herbaceous plants in the mint family, bugleweed has square stems and opposite or whorled leaves carpet bugleweed

carpet bugleweed::As is typical of herbaceous plants in the mint family, bugleweed has square stems and opposite or whorled leaves.
They are typical mint flowers: tubular with two unequal lips.
Many cultivars have been selected for foliage or flower color.
Carpet bugleweed is native to europe, western asia and iran.
It has escaped cultivation and become naturalized in some parts of the northeastern and northcentral u.
Carpet bugleweed grows rapidly even in poor, heavy soils.
It should be divided every 23 years to reduce crowding and the chance of fungus diseases.
Light: grow bugleweed in partial shade to full shade.
Bugleweed can tolerate morning or late afternoon sun, but the leaves will surely scorch if they are exposed to full midday sun.
Moisture: carpet bugleweed needs moist conditions.
It does best in fairly well drained soils with frequent watering.
Hardiness: usda zones 4 9.
Bugleweed may suffer from crown rot in hot humid climates, especially if air circulation is limited.
Propagation: bugleweed is easily propagated by separating the little plants that arise from the spreading stolons.
This can be done any time of year.
Bugleweed also can be started from cuttings in summer.
Larger areas can be seeded with bugleweed, but seed from the named cultivars will not come true.
Carpet bugleweed makes a showy groundcover in moist, shady areas of the landscape.
It grows well in areas too shady for grass.
Under ideal growing conditions bugleweed will spread rapidly from its underground runners.
It forms such a dense mat that weeds cannot grow through it.
Bugleweed does not, however, tolerate heavy foot traffic.
Another drawback is that bugleweed may spread onto adjacent lawns.
Some gardeners enclose the planting bed with edging to keep bugleweed in bounds.
The variegated cultivars of carpet bugleweed are especially attractive groundcovers in all seasons, with the springtime flowers only adding to the beauty.
There are some 40 species of ajuga , all native to temperate eurasia.
Only a few are normally cultivated.
Warning carpet bugleweed can be invasive and become a persistent weed in lawns that are watered regularly.
carpet bugleweed::The deepest foliage color is achieved when plants are
sited in full sun and in cooler temperatures carpet bugleweed