Black Scallop Bugleweed

Genus:Ajuga
Species:reptans
Variety:’Black Scallop’
ppaf:PP15815
Zone:4 – 11
Bloom Start to End:Late Spring – Early Summer
Habit:Mound-shaped
Plant Height:11 in
Plant Width:15 in
Additional Characteristics:Easy Care Plants,Flower
Bloom Color:Dark Blue
Foliage Color:Dark Green,Purple
Light Requirements:Full Sun,Part Shade
Soil Tolerance:Normal, loamy
Uses:Foliage Interest,Ground Cover
Restrictions: *Due to state restrictions we cannot ship to the following:
Canada,Guam,Hawaii,Puerto Rico,Virgin Islands

Simply the best ajuga for midnight-dark foliage, rich blue blooms, and great adaptability to varying soils and moisture levels, Black Scallop Bugleweed is a stunning groundcover for the garden floor or container. Its foliage is oversized, its habit very low and mat-forming, and its maintenance low.

Black Scallop Bugleweed offers large, scallop-shaped leaves of such a deep purple that they gleam black even in the sun. They cover ground quickly, forming a weed-choking mat that replaces artificial mulches and adds dramatic color to the sunny to partly shaded garden. If planted about a foot apart, Black Scallop Bugleweed fill in in no time; however, they also spread up to about 3 feet wide, so may be spaced farther apart for more gradual coverage.

The foliage—evergreen in mild and warm climates—is only one of Black Scallop’s merits. From late spring into early summer, Black Scallop Bugleweed cloaks itself in rich, deep blue blooms crowded along short spikes. Very showy, the blossoms offset the dark foliage nicely.

Black Scallop Bugleweed achieves its darkest leaf color in full sun, making it a superb choice for mixed container plantings, where it will trail over the sides of a planter. And unlike older varieties of ajuga, it is quite tolerant of variances in soil fertility and moisture levels. Tougher and more garden-worthy in addition to being most attractive, Black Scallop Bugleweed is the Ajuga your garden and containers deserve.