Municipalities

Scientific Name

Ajuga australis

Family Name

LAMIACEAE (LABIATAE)

Common Name

Austral bugle

Status

Height

Flowers

Erect stalks with clusters of approximately 10 blue, purple, mauve, or pink flowers, to 30 cm high.

Fruit

Form

Spreading perennial herb with rosettes of soft hairy leaves up to 12 cm long.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Grassy Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Occasional at lower altitudes in grassland and grassy heath in the eastern mountains.

Site Tolerance

Exposed

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

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Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed released within 3-14 days of maturity

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Usually grown from cuttings or by division, however seed germinates without treatment. Seed may need to be sown fresh.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Propagate from cuttings or by division; will sucker vigorously.