Plant Finder Features How It Works Pricing Testimonials Blog

The UK's leading eCommerce platform for horticulture businesses.

Product

Features
How It Works
Pricing

Company

About
Blog
Contact

Legal

Twitter LinkedIn

alpine bugle | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

Home/Plants/Perennials

Plants > Perennials

alpine bugle

Ajuga genevensis

Low Maintenance

Genus: Ajuga
Family: Lamiaceae
Common Names: blue bugle, erect bugle, upright bugle

About this plant

A clump-forming edging plant without the tendency to spread as other bugleweeds, this evergreen perennial forms an upright clump of 10cm long, rounded, soft, sage-green leaves with white hairs that give them a silvery effect. Short spikes of deep blue flowers appear in Spring and last into Summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Moist But Well DrainedPoorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a moist but well drained soil in part sun to full shade. Will tolerate almost any soil as long it is moist and rich in humus. Will scorch in full sun

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by division in late Autumn or early Spring

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio ContainerBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Pond MarginsBog GardenGreenhouseConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years