Bugle

Ajuga reptans

Family: Lamiaceae

Powdery & Softfaintclean

SeasonSpring

OriginEurope

IntensityVery Faint

LifespanPerennial

About This Flower

Powdery & Soft · Spring bloomer

Bugle carpets shaded ground in spring with short spikes of vivid blue-purple flowers above rosettes of dark bronze or green leaves, one of the most useful and beautiful of all ground cover plants.

Symbolism & Meaning

consolation, steadfast care

In the Victorian language of flowers, bugle means “Consolation”.

Habitat & Environment

Europe

Bugle is native to Europe.

Quick Reference

Scientific NameAjuga reptans
FamilyLamiaceae
Native ToEurope
Bloom SeasonSpring
LifespanPerennial

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