Enhance your garden with Ajuga Reptans, an heirloom flowering groundcover valued for its colorful foliage and long-lasting blooms. Perfect for borders, rock gardens, and shaded areas, this plant forms dense mats that help suppress weeds while attracting pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Its hardy, low-maintenance growth makes it suitable for gardeners of all experience levels.
Features & Specifications:
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Plant Type: Perennial flowering groundcover
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Height/Spread: 4 – 8 inches tall, spreads 12 – 18 inches
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Flower Color: Blue to purple spikes with green to bronze foliage
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Light Requirement: Partial shade to full shade
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Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
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Special Traits: Long bloom season, pollinator-friendly, hardy, low-maintenance, dense groundcover
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Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
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Sowing Time: Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or outdoors in early spring after frost danger has passed.
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Soil Preparation: Use well-draining, fertile soil enriched with compost or organic matter.
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Sowing Depth: Sow seeds lightly on the soil surface; press gently, do not cover deeply.
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Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 6 – 12 inches apart to allow spreading.
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Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.
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Germination Period: 10 – 21 days under optimal light and temperature conditions.
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Care: Trim lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage new growth, and mulch lightly to retain soil moisture.
