Ajuga `Tropical Toucan’ PPAF
Blooming Time
Exposure
This unique Ajuga is clothed in brilliant golden plumage; glossy deeply veined leaves in shades of radiant gold along red stems. In spring, rich cobalt-blue flowers adorn the low spreading clumps of colorful foliage. A great choice for brightening up pathways, edging borders, spilling from containers or complementing mixed plantings, ‘Tropical Toucan’ works well with endless companions.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Blue to Blue Gray
Growth Habit:
Creeping
Max Height:
6"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
This unique Ajuga is clothed in brilliant golden plumage, glossy, deeply veined leaves in shades of radiant gold along red stems. In spring, rich cobalt blue flowers adorn the colorful foliage.
Landscape Value
A great choice for brightening up borders, spilling from containers, or complementing mixed plantings.
Care
Watering:
'Tropical Toucan' Ajuga requires a fair amount of supplemental watering and often requires watering on a regular basis during the growing season.
Fertilizing:
'Tropical Toucan' Ajuga is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Tropical Toucan' Ajuga should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.