1 / 3Key characteristics
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Height
- 4 to 6 inches
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flower color
- Pink-lavender spikes
- Foliage color
- Variegated green leaves with cream edges
- Bloom time
- Mid to late spring
- Light
- Partial shade to full shade
- Water
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
- Growing zone
- USDA zones 4 to 9
- Wildlife
- Attracts bees and butterflies
Groundcovers
Ajuga reptans ‘Pink Lightning’
Pink Lightning Bugleweed
Ajuga reptans 'Pink Lightning' is an eye-catching perennial ground cover known for its variegated foliage, featuring striking cream and green tones. The vibrant leaves create a colorful carpet that provides year-round interest. In late spring to early summer, it sends up short spikes of soft pink flowers that contrast beautifully with the foliage, adding an extra pop of color to borders, pathways, or containers.
Like other cultivars of Ajuga reptans, 'Pink Lightning' is native to Europe and has been cultivated for its ornamental qualities.
Works well in
- Borders
- Woodland Gardens
- Pollinator Gardens
- Cottage Gardens
Companion plants
Hostas · Ferns · Brunneras · Hellebores · Astilbes · Heucheras
Design tip
Plant along shaded walkways or garden edges where its luminous variegated foliage naturally guides the eye through the landscape.
More groundcovers
Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’
Variegated Bishop’s Weed
Blooms delicate clusters of tiny white flowers held above the foliage in airy, umbrella-like blooms
Full sun to part shade
Lamium maculatum ‘Beacon Silver’
Beacon Silver Spotted Deadnettle
Blooms pink to purple
Partial shade to full shade
Sedum Sunsparkler ‘Lime Twister’
Lime Twister Stonecrop
Blooms pink to reddish-pink
Full sun
Hedera helix 'Glacier’
Glacier English Ivy
Blooms greenish-white
Partial to full shade