Post by arevlousaper on Jan 17, 2011 5:54:20 GMT -5
Are you going to begin your landscape designing? If you are interested to plant ground covers in your landscape, there are many good options for you. During many a pre purchase inspection Sydney building inspection experts have conducted, it is reported that people are looking for not only beauty but also the ease of maintenance while choosing plants for their gardens. In this respect, a favorite ground covering choice of many gardeners is Ajuga or Bugleweed which is an evergreen perennial ground cover. Ajuga is classified in the Taxonomy as Ajuga reptans, a name which is used as a common name. The species name of the plant reptans means creeping which indicates a basic character of the plant. This plant grows fast and creeps within just a few inches of the ground and at the time of its flowering it reaches a height of 6” or more. This plant flowers from spring to mid summer. Many times the flower color is seen from blue to purple though the color varies. Also, the color of the leaves depends on the cultivar. You could find out these plants with coppery or purplish leaves besides green color. The Chocolate Chip cultivar has got darker leaves and the color is chocolate brown- it blooms in bluish purple color.
Aguga is a ground cover which is indigenous to Eurasia and this could be rown in zones 3-10. These plants are very much easy to grow and they grow in sun or part shade. Also it is not having many specialties about the soil as long as the drainage is good. All these information is important if you are a home owner who is about to create a landscape in his favorite design.
Aguga is a ground cover which is indigenous to Eurasia and this could be rown in zones 3-10. These plants are very much easy to grow and they grow in sun or part shade. Also it is not having many specialties about the soil as long as the drainage is good. All these information is important if you are a home owner who is about to create a landscape in his favorite design.