Ajuga Reptans Flower seeds for Planting - Long Bloom Season, Heirloom & GMO Free Seeds for Home Garden

Enhance your garden with Ajuga Reptans, an heirloom flowering groundcover valued for its colorful foliage and long-lasting blooms. Perfect for borders, rock gardens, and shaded areas, this plant forms dense mats that help suppress weeds while attracting pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Its hardy, low-maintenance growth makes it suitable for gardeners of all experience levels.

Features & Specifications:

• Plant Type: Perennial flowering groundcover

• Height/Spread: 4 – 8 inches tall, spreads 12 – 18 inches

• Flower Color: Blue to purple spikes with green to bronze foliage

• Light Requirement: Partial shade to full shade

• Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter

• Special Traits: Long bloom season, pollinator-friendly, hardy, low-maintenance, dense groundcover

• Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO

Planting & Sowing Instructions:

1. Sowing Time: Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or outdoors in early spring after frost danger has passed.

2. Soil Preparation: Use well-draining, fertile soil enriched with compost or organic matter.

3. Sowing Depth: Sow seeds lightly on the soil surface; press gently, do not cover deeply.

4. Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 6 – 12 inches apart to allow spreading.

5. Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.

6. Germination Period: 10 – 21 days under optimal light and temperature conditions.

7. Care: Trim lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage new growth, and mulch lightly to retain soil moisture.