Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' ('Binblasca')
Black Scallop Bugleweed, Black Scallop Ajuga
- Main interest:
- ground-cover, dark chocolate purple foilage, showy violet blue flowers, low maintenance
- Exposure:
- full sun to full shade
- Soil humidity:
- dry to moist soil
- Growth type:
- running
- Flower colour:
- violet-blue
- Fragrance:
- Mildly fragrant
- Flowering period:
- May to June
- Foliage:
- glossy chocolate purple
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 4a: -34.5 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 6 in (15 cm) width: 2 ft (60 cm)
- Use:
- border, container, shade garden, ground-cover, banks and slopes stabilization, pollinator garden
Black Scallop Bugleweed is a short, dense perennial that is most valued as an attractive, creeping ground cover. The unique foliage is a shiny, dark maroon/chocolate purple colour that really stands once it takes hold. The flowers are a deep violet to blue colour, mildly fragrant, and appear on short spikes in the late spring/early summer. Cut back spent flowers to promote plant health and appearance. These flowers are beneficial to local pollinator species, like bees and butterflies.
Plant 15–20 cm apart to quickly establish ground-cover. Avoid planting too close to other perennial beds, and lawns, because it can spread quickly. Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' is easy to grow. It can tolerate full sun, and full shade but typically does best in partial shade (4-6 hours direct sun). Black Scallop Bugleweed is also able to grow well in a range of soil types, moisture levels, and can outcompete undesirable weeds.
$12.99 - $32.99
Synonym(s): Ajuga reptans 'BINBLASCA', Ajuga reptans 'Binblasca' BLACK SCALLOP
Also known as: Black Scallop Bugle Weed, Black Scallop Carpet Bugle, Black Bugleweed, Blue Bugle, Common Bugleweed, Bugleherb
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