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A woodland favourite. Bugle or Ajuga reptans. A member of the Lamiaceae family of plants. Prefers Woodland edges or grassy places over damp heavy soils.
Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, bugleherb, bugleweed, carpetweed, carpet bugleweed, and common bugle, and traditionally but less commonly as St. Lawrence plant. It is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Europe. It is invasive in parts of North America. It is also a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures, a Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the United Kingdom.
The flower is tiny and looks like a Teddy bear:-)
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For my "One of a kind" flower images project.
Ajuga has been used as a natural remedy for cough, respiratory disorders, hormonal disorders, nosebleeds, heavy menstrual bleeding, anxiety, sleeplessness, hyperthyroidism, tuberculosis, and heart palpitations.
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A small part of my garden
It was really good to see a show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show incorporating weeds into their design.
So long as they don't completely take over, I think they look great. There's no way I can keep on top of them.
Ajuga reptans (Lamiaceae) is a vigorous, ground-hugging perennial that will quickly carpet all the shady or partially shady spots in a garden with color. Growing just 6 inches tall, Ajuga is almost maintenance free.
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Ajuga reptans (commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, bugle herb, bugleweed, carpetweed, carpet bugleweed, and the common bugle, and traditionally but less commonly as "St. Lawrence plant") is an herbaceous flowering plant native to Europe.
Ajuga reptans is a sprawling perennial herb with erect flowering stems and grows to a height of about 10 to 35 cm. The stems are squarish with hairs on two sides. The inflorescence forms a dense raceme and is composed of whorls of blue flowers, each with dark veins on the lower lip.
Source: Wikipedia.
The official name of this Ajuga in my garden is “Burgundy Flow” but it is in no way a burgundy colour. Not true blue or true purple either but somewhere in between. I always see it described as “purple” so I will stick with that!
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Seen in the forest, where we were walking with the dog :)
Ajuga reptans, commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, carpet bugleweed or common bugle. It is an herbaceous flowering plant, in the mint family, native to Europe. It is invasive in parts of North America. It blooms from May to August. The species is monoecious, with male and female flowers on the same plant. Pollination is by bees or Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). The seeds are spread by ants. It grows in woods and rough pastures, on fresh soils, rich in humus and minerals.
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Dąbrówka rozłogowa (Ajuga reptans) – gatunek rośliny należący do rodziny jasnotowatych. Występuje w stanie dzikim na terenie północnej Afryki (Algieria i Tunezja), w całej Europie, Azji Zachodniej (Iran, Turcja) i na Kaukazie (Azerbejdżan, Gruzja, Dagestan). W Polsce jest rośliną pospolitą. Kwitnie od maja do sierpnia. Nasiona roznoszone są przez mrówki. Preferuje stanowiska słoneczne i półcieniste, chociaż dość dobrze radzi sobie w cieniu. Rośnie w lasach liściastych, na glebach świeżych, zasobnych w próchnicę i składniki mineralne. W górach występuje po regiel górny.
We did not plant ajuga, but it found its way to our garden where it thrives. We remove it in some places and let it go in others. In this image it snuck into our rhubarb and I rather liked the combination long enough to take the photo.
Flor/Flower: 14-17 mm llargada / long
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La búgula o consolda (Ajuga reptans), és, com l'epítet del seu nom científic indica, una planta reptant o prostrada, pertany a la família de les lamiàcies i és una planta medicinal i ornamental. Es considera planta invasora en algunes parts d'Amèrica.
Addicionalment pot rebre els noms de consolda mitjana, esquiva, herba de Sant Llorenç i iva. També s'han recollit les variants lingüístiques bugula, consola, consola mitjana, consolda media i consolva.
Hemicriptòfit perenne proveït d'un rizoma del qual ixen llargs estolons i d'aquestes tiges de 10-40 cm, erectes, pubescents en cares oposades que alternen en cada entrenús i a vegades amb la base glabra. Les fulles basals formen un roseta, de 25-90 x 10-40 mm, ovades, senceres o crenades i peciolades. Les flor]s es disposen en verticilastres densos, normalment de 6 flors, amb bràctees ovades, blaves, sent les superiors més curtes que les flors. El calze, de 4-6 mm, està format per 5 sèpals soldats formant un tub més o menys regular que s'obri per 5 dents tan llargues com el tub. La corol·la, blavosa, més rarament blanca o rosa, de 14-17 mm, té un tub més llarg que el calze, amb un anell de pèls a l'interior, que s'obri a l'exterior per dos llavis: el superior, bastant curt i sencer, i l'inferior, trilobulat. L'androceu està format per 4 estams exserts de filaments pilosos i el gineceu per un ovari dividit en 4 parts, del centre del qual ix l'estil. El fruit està format per 4 núcules reticulades. Floreix d'abril a juliol.
ENGLISH
Ajuga reptans is a sprawling perennial herb[2] with erect flowering stems and grows to a height of about 10 to 35 cm (4 to 14 in). The stems are square, in cross-section, with hairs on two sides and the plant has runners that spread across the surface of the ground. The purplish-green, stalked leaves are in opposite pairs. The leaf blades are hairless and are elliptical or ovate with a rounded tip and shallowly rounded teeth on the margin. The inflorescence forms a dense raceme and is composed of whorls of blue flowers, each with dark veins on the lower lip. The calyx has five toothed lobes and the corolla forms a two-lipped flower about 14 to 17 mm (0.6 to 0.7 in) long with a short tube. The upper lip of each flower is short and flat with a smooth edge and the lower lip is three-lobed, the central lobe being the largest, flat with a notched tip. There are four stamens, two long and two short, which are longer than the corolla and are attached to the tube. The ovary is superior and the fruit is a schizocarp with four chambers.
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