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botanical name:
Ajuga reptans 'Braunhertz'
© Deeproot Plant Base
common name: Bugle
family: Lamiaceae
characteristics:
perennial, evergreen, semi-evergreen, ground-cover
height: 0.15m
width: 0.45m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: prostrate
leaf colour: bronze
flower colour: blue
main season: Spring
aspect:
part shade, shade
conditions:
moist soil, clay soil
preferred soil pH: any
minimum temp: -28°C
USDA zone: 5 to 9
description:
Similar in appearance to 'Atropurpurea', this is a good reliable form with glossy purple-bronze leaves and blue flower spikes.
cultivation:
Moist soil in partial shade. Will tolerate poor soils and full shade but not very dry conditions.
propagation:
By division