Ajuga Noble Nightingale
Ajuga Noble Nightingale
Ajuga Noble Nightingale
Ajuga Noble Nightingale
Ajuga Noble Nightingale
Ajuga Noble Nightingale
Ajuga x reptans Noble Nightingale
Ajuga 'Nobnig'
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Description
Ajuga Noble Nightingale is a variety of creeping bush with a particularly dark and shiny colour. This selection has small shiny leaves tinted with dark green, purple, and black. In late spring, the tapetum is adorned with short spikes of bright blue flowers, displaying a beautiful combination of colours. It is a perennial, hardy, and undemanding ground cover that remains decorative all year round. It is ideal in a shaded or semi-shaded area that is not too dry.
Ajuga Noble Nightingale is a perennial plant from the Lamiaceae family. It grows quite rapidly, rooting itself with its stolons to eventually form a dense carpet measuring 10 to 12cm (4 to 5in) in height, with a diameter of 40 to 50cm (16 to 20in). It develops rosettes of evergreen leaves, which are oblong, wavy, and veined. The foliage is almost black in spring, then develops deep purple and dark green tints. From May onwards, small spikes appear above the foliage, composed of flowers no more than a few millimetres in size. The bilabiate flowers are a very bright blue colour, standing above the foliage. They bloom for more than a month.
Ajuga Noble Nightingale is a less exuberant variety that will happily occupy the space you give it. Its growth is easy to control by eliminating the wandering stolons. You can create beautiful pots by planting it with florist's anemones, alyssums, or campanulas. Bugles are among the best ground cover plants. They are perfect for dressing the base of trees and bushes, in shaded beds in combination with spring bulbs or lamiums with colourful foliage, epimediums with delicate flowers and beautiful foliage, or Geranium macrorrhizum. They are good companions for hostas and shade-loving perennial geraniums. In moist rock gardens, they can be planted alongside Acaena 'Blue Haze' or A. buchananii, Azorella trifurcata 'Nana', lady's mantles, and saxifrages.
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Ajuga
x reptans
Noble Nightingale
Lamiaceae
Ajuga 'Nobnig'
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Ajuga Noble Nightingale is undemanding on the nature of the soil. However, it does not tolerate prolonged drought well. It prefers cool partial shade or dappled sun that respects the nuances of its foliage. Plant it in slightly moist soil that is rich in humus. It will tolerate clayey soil if well-drained. It tolerates limestone very well. It can be planted all year round, in shaded areas with moist soil that does not dry out.
Watch out for slugs in spring! They can wreak havoc on young plants.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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