Ajuga [Best Buddies Toffee] (Best Buddies Series)

Herbaceous Perennial

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A hardy, evergreen, spreading perennial to around 10cm in height, with two-toned dark green to bronze foliage emerging in the spring, keeping its colour throughout the summer. Blue flowers appear in April to June. Provides great ground cover in borders, pots and containers or a rockery

Position

Full sun, Partial shade

Soil Types

Clay, Loam

Max Height

Up to 10 cm

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years
Max Spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height: Up to 10 cm

Growing Conditions

Clay Loam

Moisture: Moist but well–drained or Poorly–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun Partial shade

Aspect: East–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H4

Botanical Details

Family: Lamiaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Matforming, Spreading branched
Genus: Ajuga are mostly spreading, rhizomatous perennials with attractive evergreen foliage, rarely annuals, with whorled two-lipped flowers forming short spikes
Name Status: Trade

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in moist soil rich in humus, in part sun to full shade, but best in part shade. May scorch in full sun unless soil is reliably moist

Propagation

Propagate by division in late autumn or early spring every two years

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Patio and container plants
Rock garden
Banks and slopes
Flower borders and beds
Ground cover

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to Powdery mildews