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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Ground Cover, Perennial, Herb.
Lifespan
Perennial
Flower
Showy blue-violet flowers in early spring through summer on 4 to 6 in. erect spikes. Flowers are dense along the spike.
Fruit
Each flower is replaced by 4 nutlets that are oval-shaped and pitted across the surface.
Benefits
Attracts
Bees
Hummingbirds
Songbirds
Taxonomy
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Ajuga