1 / 5Key characteristics
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Height
- 4 to 6 inches
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flower color
- Blue-violet spikes
- Foliage color
- Variegated leaves with burgundy, cream, and green tones
- Bloom time
- Mid to late spring
- Light
- Partial shade to full shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 3 to 9
- Wildlife
- Attracts bees and butterflies
Groundcovers
Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
Burgundy Glow Bugleweed
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' is a vibrant, mat-forming perennial known for its tri-colored foliage, which features shades of burgundy, creamy white, and green. The variegated leaves create year-round visual interest, especially when they take on deeper hues of red and purple in cooler months. In late spring to early summer, the plant produces short spikes of blue-violet flowers that rise above the colorful foliage, adding another layer of appeal to this ground cover.
Works well in
- Pollinator Gardens
- Woodland Gardens
- Borders
- Cottage Gardens
Companion plants
Hostas · Ferns · Brunneras · Hellebores · Astilbes · Heucheras
Design tip
Repeat along the front of shaded borders to create a continuous ribbon of colorful variegated foliage that brightens darker planting areas.
Where to see it
This plant can be seen in the Oregon display garden at Monrovia.
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Blooms clean white to creamy white flowers borne on strong upright stems above the foliage
Partial shade to full shade
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Blooms small white to creamy white flowers
Full sun to partial shade
Heuchera 'Electric Lime'
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Blooms white
Partial shade to full sun
Bergenia 'Abendglut'
Abendglut Bergenia
Blooms deep rose-red to crimson flowers held on strong upright stems above the foliage
Partial shade to full shade