Šliaužiančioji vaisgina (veislės) – Ajuga reptans

Šliaužiančioji vaisgina (veislės)

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameŠliaužiančioji vaisgina (veislės)
Latin plant nameAjuga reptans L.
English plant nameCarpet Bugleweed
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Borders
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Flowerbed, parterres
  • Pods
  • Groups
  • Rockery, retaining walls
  • Cemetery
  • Water bodies and coastal
ASSORTMENTmain
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Heliophilous
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 25
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • very short (foreground plants) – till 20 cm height
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
  • purple
  • variegated
Blossom color
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
Blooming time
  • spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityvery decorative
Ornamentality duration, months6
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: scrub division. The flower is easily propagated by separating the little plants that arise from the spreading stolons. The flower is replanted after 4 - 5 years. The flower is divided in Spring (in July). It is not recommended to propagate when flower is blooming. Seeds are sown in boxes in Spring. 1500 - 2000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 2-3 grams of seeds sown. The seed from the named cultivars will not come true.