Ajuga reptans 'Princess Leia'
Ajuga reptans 'Princess Leia' is a tricolour variegated, evergreen bugleweed with silver-green, creamy white and dark green foliage.
Description:
Ajuga 'Princess Leia' is a classy addition to the garden with its small clumping habit and spectacular variegated foliage. The small broad leaves are textured and uniquely patterned in silver-green with broad creamy white margins and edged in dark metallic green to offer a tricolour variegation! The crowning effect is regal purple flowers on square stems from late spring to early summer. Cold hardy, heat tolerant, fast growing, evergreen and low maintenance. Use this bugleweed as a ground cover for borders, along pathways, and in containers. Pollinator attractor. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Name: Bugleweed
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Part Shade, Full Sun
Height: 4-8"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Blue
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Grassy fields and woods, often in damp soils.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
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