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Bugle, Ajuga reptans var atropurpurea
Photos: Inchigeela, Co.Cork

Bugle, Ajuga reptans var atropurpurea

Bugle (garden cultivar)
Ajuga reptans var. atropurpurea
Family: Lamiaceae

Flowering April-June. Perennial. Garden escape.

Garden cultivar of Bugle, Ajuga repens
Deepish-blue flowers on erect flowering stems. Bracts tinged coppery-purplish.
Mid to dark green leaves flushed copper or deep-purplish. Creeping stolons.

Prefers moist, slightly shaded ground. Very occasional garden escape, discard or relic of cultivation.


     
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