Ajuga orientalis
Description:
Eastern or Oriental bugle, Ajuga orientalis, is a widespread plant occuring from Greece east to the Caucasus and south through the middle east. It occurs on open, sandy, gritty soils, generally over limestone, from sea-level to over 2000m. Plants vary in height from 15-45 cm tall. The rosetted leaves are generally evergreen and hairy. The flowers are produced in a dense, very hairy spike with deep purple-blue flowers emerging from the copious hairs.
Cultivation:
Full sun in a well-drained, gritty mix. Lime is preferred. Great candidate for troughs, crevice or tufa garden. Hardy to at least zone 4.
Blooming Season:
May to June in the wild but as early as April in cultivation.
Propagation:
Seeds, division
Division:
After flowering, larger plants may be carefully divided into single rosettes.
Cuttings:
N/A
Seeds:
Sow seeds at 20 C; there is no need for stratification.