Ajuga reptans (Bugle)

Cultivation

Will scorch in full sun, so ensure moderate shade. Can tolerate poor soils.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife, Woodland, Bees (attract & feed bees)

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Sunset zone

1, 2, 3, 1A, 1B, 2B, 2A, 3B, 3A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Mat-forming, Spreading

Native to

Europe, Iran, Southwestern Asia

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic