SPECIES: Ajuga reptans (aj-oo’ga rep’tanz). Native habitat: Europe. FORM: Dense, mat-forming ground cover that forms stolons (a prostrate branch from the base of a plant that runs along the ground or ...

Dear Denise: One ground cover recommendation you made recently with which I strongly disagree is bugleweed ( Ajuga reptans). It is aggressively invasive, growing from a small bed present in our yard ...

Ajuga is a genus of the Mint family Labiatae. Ajuga plants are native of Europe and flourish in many locales throughout the United States. Plants are hardy and rugged in USDA zones 3 to 9. The ...

Dear Neil: I saw ajuga in a landscape last spring and really liked it. I see it in reference books, but they’re from the Northeast. How well does it do in Texas? The common type Ajuga reptans does ...