| Description | Ajuga reptans atropurpurea
Choc chip bugleweed is commonly used for groundcovers, small narrow spaces, cascading over embankments or rockeries or even as feature plants in pots and containers.
- Frost tolerant
- Long flowering periods
- Multicoloured foliage
4"/10cm pot
| Cupressus macrocarpa
Monterey Cypress or Western District Cypress a large evergreen tree conifer which lives long and grows large in perfect conditions. Native to coastal California, it suits coastal conditions and has the unique tendancy to be "sculptured" by the wind over time as it grows.
The foliage grows in dense sprays, bright green in color. The leaves are scale-like and produced on rounded shoots. Makes a good windbreak in coastal areas. | |
| Content | Ajuga reptans atropurpurea
Choc Chip Ajuga is an easily grown ground evergreen plant with deep green and burgundy foliage and small, tightly packed mauve flowers that bloom in Spring. Bugleweed grows best in well-drained soils and in a position of full sun or partial shade. | | |
| Additional information | |
| botanical name |
Cupressus macrocarpa
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| height x width |
10m x 5m
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| planting distance |
For hedge or screen: 2-2.5 metres
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| features |
Thin green scented foliage, fast growing, bushy, can be trimmed, evergreen
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade, well-drained soil, mulch around base, free of grass and weeds around the base, wind, salt and frost tolerant
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| landscape use |
Hedges, screens, windbreaks, shade and topiary
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