Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

Also Known As

Catlin's Giant Bugleweed

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 6"-12"
W: 36"-120"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' plant details

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with bronze, burgundy, chocolate and purple foliage. In spring and summer purple flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen bronze, burgundy, chocolate and purple
Mature size: 36 IN - 120 IN - wide, 6 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in spring and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Huge bronze leaves and tall (for an ajuga) blue spikes in spring. Looks nice below Philadelphus ‘Aureus’, Lonicera ‘Baggensen’s Gold’ or the emerging foliage of Geranium ‘Anne Folkard’. Bugleweeds are unendingly useful with their variety of evergreen foliage and lovely blue flowers. Use them as attractive ground covers or tumbling out of containers from full sun to full shade!

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

This gorgeous perennial forms a lustrous, shining, groundcover of ever-green, bronze-tinted (larger than usual) foliage that reaches one foot tall and three feet wide. This handsome, easy-growing groundcover also provides bright blue-purple flowers in spring. A striking plant for the shade garden. PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Our favorite Carpet Bugle! BIG bronze purple leaves – BIG 8-12" blue violet flower spikes in May. Great ground cover, vigorous but easy to pull if it goes out of bounds – Looks good all year; easy to grow in sun to part shade with regular moisture, most soils – Easy to grow – Resembles a purple brocade carpet, lush and textured, in 3D! USDA Zone 5 3" pot

By: Secret Garden Growers

Miniature mound of rippled shiny green foliage. Smooth green leaves are lance-shaped and moderately rippled. Lavender flowers in summer.

By: Noname Nursery

Ajuga reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’ is a larger leaf Ajuga featuring deep-blue flower spikes and attractive bronzy-blue foliage. Deer resistant. Thrives in any type of soil but not too dry. Bugleweed is often used as a groundcover and is also useful for erosion control. Excellent for edging and rock gardens.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Another large cultivar. I have this ringing my pond and it provides a dramatic ground covering with very large flower heads.

By: Sunshine Farm and Gardens

Catlin's Giant' is twice the size (and has twice the impact) of most other Ajugas. Its deep blue flower spires rise 12 in. above large, shiny bronze leaves. Let this one loose in a rock garden, or plant it under Corylopsis for an overlapping, opulent display of blooms.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Much larger leaves and flower inflorescences than typical. Awards: Award of Garden Merit. Shown above (upper right)side-by-side with Ajuga 'Atropurpurea' .

By: Fantastic Plants

A creeping, evergreen, perennial ground cover. Large, broadly spoon-shaped, glossy, green to burgundy leaves. Attractive, tightly packed, spikes of deep blue flowers are produced from Spring to Autumn. One of the largest and most floriferous Ajugas.