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    • Photo of Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa' foliage by Dancing Oaks Nursery

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    Also Known As

    • Ajuga 'Mini-Crispula'
    • Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa Purpurea'
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    Plant type

    perennial, groundcover

    size

    • H: 1"-3"
    • W: 12"-36"

    planting zones

    • 3a-9b

    3.5" pot | $11

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    Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa' plant details

    Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa' is a broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with bronze and purple foliage. In spring and summer blue flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - occasional water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, alkaline, average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa'

    Plant type: perennial groundcover
    Plant family: lamiaceae
    Foliage: evergreen or semi-evergreen bronze and purple
    Mature size: 12 IN - 36 IN - wide, 1 IN - 3 IN - tall
    Flowers: blue blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: clumping, colonizing, crinkly leaves, rosette-forming

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa'

    USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat
    Soil needs: acidic, alkaline, average, rich and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Highly textural wrinkled, crinkled, metallic leaves of DEEP PURPLE make a mini statement at a mere 1-3” tall and spreading slowly to about 2’ (much slower than other forms of Ajuga). Short flower spikes of violet-blue May-June. Evergreen in warmer climates. AM sun to mostly shade; most soils, regular moisture.  Deer and critter resistant.

    By: Secret Garden Growers

    The deep-purple foliage of this 6" tall x 8-10" wide carpeter is tinted with metallic-bronze during summer (especially in sun), highlighted by blue flowers in spring but handsome all year in container or ground. S-Sh/M

    By: Forestfarm

    Ajuga reptans ‘Metallica Crispa’ is a unique selection with crinkled, deep bronze-purple foliage with a metallic finish. This color is most pronounced in late summer. Produces short, upright blue flower spikes. Deer resistant. Thrives in any type of soil but not too dry. Metallica Crispa Ajuga is often used as a groundcover and is also useful for erosion control. Excellent for edging and rock gardens.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    ZONES: 3-9. One of the best ground covers for sun or shade. Non-invasive type and deer resistant! Helps control erosion. Crinkled reddish-bronze and purple leaves in spring followed by blue flowers on 3-4 inch stems in late spring to early summer. Mature leaves develope an interesting metallic sheen. Prefers moist, well drained soil. Do not let dry out completely. Use in rock garden, as ground cover cover for spring bulb foliage, in containers, under shrubs and trees or as edging. Chinese Warrior photo shows Metalica Crispa in mid winter. New shoots have started to form crispy leaves. Close up photo shows plant in summer color and mature texture.

    By: Mini Forest By Sky

    It’s not a cereal advertised on MTV, but a curious combination of metallically reflective, scrunchy purple leaves, and spikes of deep blue flowers. This one is a sound choice for tight situations, between stepping stones or in a woodland setting. A good ground cover with Viburnums.

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    Personal favorite the cushions of twisted and crinkled metallic bronze foliage are definitely different, like heaping mounds of fresh raccoon poo glistening in the morning light.. ZONE 4

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    A most un-Ajuga like Ajuga. Very curly dark, dark green leaves, quite krinkles and ruffled. Unlike most ajugas, this one has never reverted for us.

    By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

    This little gem has basal rosettes of tightly crinkled, curled leaves of purple-blue with a metallic sheen. Evergreen in warmer climates. Somewhat hard to see, violet-blue flowers rise out of the plant center, in dense whorls from spring through early summer. Plant height to 6" tall.

    By: Greer Gardens Inc.

    Super glossy, crinkled, round leaves sparkle in the light, and late spring light blue short spikes are exhilarating against this deep purple, almost flat, extremely dense, mat-forming ground cover.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Gardening facts about Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa' plant

    How to Grow Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • acidic
      • alkaline
      • adaptable
      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • bronze
      • purple

    • Flower Color

      • blue

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • spring
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen
      • semi-evergreen

    • Texture

      • glossy

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