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Posted by arcy mn zn3/4 (My Page) on Wed, May 18, 05 at 13:28
| I do not know much about this ground cover. It was given to me my my Mother-in-law. It spread quickly and I loved it. Now this spring most of it did not come back. The patches where it was look awful! Is it moisture, temp.? I am so confused. I got the original patch three years ago and it has always looke great! |
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| They're very susceptible to crown rot if their isn't good drainage. I'm not sure if they're fully hardy to zone 3/4. |
Ajuga
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| Well, you're on the tail end of the zone tolerance. 3 is the lowest zone they'll grow in. Maybe it just got too cold and wet? |
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| Deffinitely not wet, but with no snow the cover was sparce. Probably got too cold, even though it was a pretty warm winter by and large. |
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- Posted by von1 z4 NY (My Page) on
Fri, May 20, 05 at 4:07
| MINE ALWAYS LOOK RATTY IN EARLY SPRING, BUT GIVE IT A MONTH AND ALL IS WELL AGAIN. |
RE: Lets talk ajuga
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| Yeah I have seen ratty, but this is really GONE! I have one small sprout in what was a two by 15ft area. Deeper in the garden I have spots where it survived. Oh well I had heard so much about it being so invasive I was debating how smart I was to put it there anyway. |
Invasive indeed, in warmer zones...
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| Here in zone 7/8 around Seattle, it is often times not only hardy, but completely evergreen, and known for being extremely tough to eradicate once it gets established in an area. In will grow into and through lawns and just about anywhere else here, although I have found it is rather hesistant to spread onto or come up through ground bark. But I don't think that will last forever because the bark will degrade and off the ajuga will go. It forms extremely dense mats once it is established, and spreads quickly, as you noted. I myself love it, but my father cringes at the site of it since he has had to try and rip out so much from his yard, often unsucessfully because you never get all the roots. My stepmom donated four tiny little things to me a couple years ago, one of the driest and hottest summers on record. I could barely keep them alive, and it didn't really grow at all. But now, they are beautiful and thick, and I have plenty to distribute around the yard anywhere I don't mind them taking over. They were just beautiful in bloom about three weeks ago (though I think lovely the rest of the year too): Aaron |
Here is a link that might be useful: Ajuga in the sun!
RE: Lets talk ajuga
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| I have mixed results with ajuga. I love Burgundy Glow, but after three tries, I gave up on it. My best-performing ajuga is an unknown one I got at a swap. It has burgundy-ish colored leaves, and came back strong this year. About a mile away from me is a small house where they have a huge swath of ajuga in their lawn. It is absolutely spectacular at the moment! :)
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