Pyramidal bugle is a perennial plant from the mint family (Lamiaceae) native to Europe. In Latin Ajuga means as "without yoke and reptans means "creeping", which refers to the plant's spreading runners. This plant grows 2 to 8 inches tall and will spread up to 1 foot. Plant in fertile moist well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Propagate it by removing daughter plants or by crown division. The stems are rooted shallowly in the first year of growth and are easily removed but if left to grow it can spread into surrounding planting beds and lawns and become quite dense and difficult to move. This plant is resistant to browsing by deer and rabbits and can be planted near black walnut trees. It is ground cover with year-round interest that forms clumps by spreading from short rhizomes. The pale blue-violet, spiked inflorescence blooms May to June. The flowers may be mowed or weed-whacked off when blooms are finished to help enhance the foliage appearance. Mass plant it in a border front, foundation plant, entryway, container, or use it as an edging or in a rock garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Crown rot in very wet conditions or dieback under prolonged extremely dry conditions. It slowly invades other planting sites through its rooting runners.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.