Re: Ground Cover for shade? AJUGA
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Ground Cover for shade? AJUGA
- From: C* J*
- Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 00:01:58 EST
In a message dated 3/8/00 10:15:20 PM Central Standard Time,
abtrlife@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
<< Another choice would be Ajuga. Very low growing, about 2-3" with about 8"
blue
flower spikes in spring. The variety I have is dark green and spreads like
crazy
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spreads by above ground runners, so is easy to remove if it
encroaches into unwanted places. I cut off some of the encroachers and had
instant new plants to place elsewhere. It is also evergreen. I also have
some of
the Burgundy Glow variety, but I don't think it got enough water (?) - has
not
gone crazy like the other one. In fact, hasn't done much of anything. >>
That's been my experience too. I have 3 kinds, all growing in a rather dry
area under a crab apple tree: Bronze Beauty (green with bronze tones and
going gang busters), Burgundy Glow (green, pink, and white and very slowly
increasing), and Silver Beauty (green and white and standing still). Because
Bronze Beauty is mostly green and the other 2 are not, I figured that the
lack of chlorophyll makes the colorful ones weaker. Or, it could be
something totally unrelated! :o)
Cindy Johnson
White Bear Lake, MN
zone 4a
