Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of hardy, herbaceous, European perennials, members of the family Menthaceæ, creeping by stolons, and commonly known as
bugle-weed .
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- noun bugle
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Examples
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The ajuga is a great ground cover here, spreading nicely without being a thug, the evergreen dark foliage looks good all year and the flowers are a bonus.
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Quickly the ajuga and jenny spread and met in the middle, choking out the thyme.
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It has been planted with Angelina sedum, chocolate chip ajuga, nigella and grape hyacinths.
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The steps were originally planted with creeping thymes, but the ajuga had other ideas!
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Upon looking down, we saw a peach lying in the ajuga near the path by the black garden.
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The ajuga, creeping jenny, cerastium and euphorbia had other ideas!
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The creeping jenny creeped several feet to blend in with the ajuga, I played no part in it, but it is one of the best combos here.
The Six Degrees Of Favorite Plants-SL Blogathon « Fairegarden 2009
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Duking it out are various dianthus, ajuga, golden creeping lysimachia, cerestium, creeping thymes and the deciduous but thuggish wild violets that simply cannot be eradicated no matter the thousands of hours spent trying to do so, among others.
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We also have the butterfly weed, muhly and japanese blood grass, astilbe, ajuga and the Crimson Queen maple.
The Six Degrees Of Favorite Plants-SL Blogathon « Fairegarden 2009
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One year the ajuga is king, then the jenny takes over.
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