Position: full sun or partial shade

Soil: any moist, well-drained soil

Rate of growth: fast-growing
Flowering period: April to June
Hardiness: fully hardy

As it soon knits together to form an evergreen carpet, bugle makes an excellent groundcover and is particularly useful for planting at the front of a shady border. This
which is topped with small, densely packed upright spires of deep blue flowers in spring. It will tolerate sun or shade and even poor soils, provided there is adequate m

Garden care: To rejuvenate and minimise congestion, lift and divide clumps in late autumn or early spring every two years.