Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific Name: Ajuga genevensis
Common Name: Ajuga genevensis, Blue Bugleweed
| Description | A non aggressive Ajuga with gentian blue flower spikes. |
| Pronunciation | (a-JOO-guh)(gen-EE-ven-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Groundcovers and vines |
| Hardiness Zone | (3)4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, shaded |
| Moisture | average, needs more water in full hot dry sun |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | spikes of gentian blue flowers |
| Leaves | clumping, not an aggressive spreader, green leaves at base |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | foliage 2-3 inches tall, 6 plus inches tall with flowers, spread 1-2 feet |
| Propagation | easy by division, rooting plantlets |
| Author's Notes | This has some of the bluest flowers I have seen on Ajuga. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #68-Groundcovers for the Midwest (Voight, Hamilton, Giles) |
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