Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow'
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HEADS UP. THIS ONE SPREADS.
Ajuga spreads quickly by runners that root as they go, and it will creep into lawns and nearby beds. Plant it where it can be contained, and keep it out of woodlands, ravines and other natural areas.
Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow': Wine, Cream and Silver Underfoot
Silvery green, washed with wine red, edged in cream and pink, with new growth in deep burgundy. 'Burgundy Glow' wears four colours at once and somehow pulls it off. THE GROUND COVER THAT OVERDRESSES ON PURPOSE.
Plant Characteristics:
- Botanical Name: Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
- Common Name: Bugleweed
- Height: 15 cm (6 in)
- Spread: 30â45 cm (12â18 in)
- Flowers: Short spikes of blue flowers held above the leaves
- Bloom Time: Mid to late spring (May to June)
- Foliage: Silvery green leaves washed with wine red and edged in cream and pink. New growth comes in deepest burgundy. Evergreen in most winters.
- Features: Colourful ground cover
Where to Plant: Use it to cover the ground in shady beds, under shrubs and trees, or as edging along a path. It's also a nice spiller in shade containers, and it grows a little more slowly and stays tidier than plain green types. It isn't native, so keep it out of natural areas.
Companion Plants: Weave this tricolour carpet through a moist, shady bed that flowers from April into September. Epimedium 'Frohnleiten' opens butter-yellow flowers at 30 to 40 cm in April and May. Dicentra spectabilis adds rose-pink bleeding hearts at 60 to 90 cm in May and June. Astilbe 'Superba' brings tall magenta-pink plumes at 90 to 120 cm in August and September. Carex 'Blue Zinger' edges the bed with arching steel-blue blades at 30 to 45 cm.
Plant Care: Plant in part shade to shade, in average soil that stays evenly moist but never waterlogged. Morning sun is fine, but strong afternoon sun can scorch the leaves. Water regularly the first season and during dry spells, especially in shade under trees. It spreads by runners, so keep it away from lawns or give it an edge. Clip off spent flower spikes after bloom. If any shoots revert to plain green, pull them out so they don't take over. Divide clumps in spring or fall to fill bare spots.
History: Ajuga reptans is native to Europe and nearby parts of Asia and North Africa, where it creeps through damp woods and meadows. Gardeners have grown its coloured-leaf selections for generations, and 'Burgundy Glow' is one of the classic variegated forms.
Final Thoughts: Shade, part sun, a dull path edge? It glows anyway, and the early bees love the blue spikes. AN AREA RUG FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE VACUUMING.