Not one of the usual mat-forming Ajuga; this is a herbaceous, clump-forming species, up to a foot or slightly more high with lovely racemes of bright blue flowers in Spring. Any reasonable soil in sun or part-shade.

 Ajuga reptans 'Arctic Fox'          9cm...£3.00

 Once seen never forgotton ! Hugely variegated leaves of creamy white contrasting with the deep green central markings and both contrasting with the really quite bright blue flowers. Once you get over the initial shock its actually really quite pleasant... 

 Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop'         sold out 

 A new and worthy addition to the range with distinct small rounded leaves in glossy purple-brown. Short spikes of blue flowers in Spring.

 Ajuga reptans 'Braunherz'          9cm...£2.25

 Strong-growing form with bronzed foliage and tall spikes of large purple-blue flowers. Part-shade and moist soil.

 Ajuga reptans 'Pink Elf'         sold out

A nice low-growing form with unusual and pretty pink flowers in pyramidal heads over green-bronze leaves.