About This Product
Botanical Name: Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
Common Name: Catlin's Giant Carpet Bugle
A spreading, semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with a dense, mat-forming habit. Large, glossy, bronze-purple leaves create a coarse-textured carpet, with blue-violet flower spikes held above the foliage in spring to early summer. Useful for shaded beds, edging, underplanting shrubs, and stabilizing small-scale planting areas where a low, weed-suppressing groundcover is desired. Performs best with moist, well-drained soil and regular irrigation, especially in warmer inland sites.
USDA Zone: Zones 3 - 9
Sunset Zone: Zones A2, A3; 1 - 24
Mature Height: 3 - 8 inches
Mature Width: Varies
Light Needs: Full Sun, Filtered Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
Water Needs: Moderate, Regular
