Scientific Name: Ajuga australis

Common Name: australian bugle

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Lamiaceae

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

Height (m): 0.1 – 0.6

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

Fruit: Nutlet

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Tamar
Plant Communities
GrasslandHeath
Habitat Notes

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

Site Tolerance

Exposed

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Fertile, Loam, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

Hardy, spreading plant for coastal sites; good for control of erosion.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed released within 3-14 days of maturity.

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed germinates without treatment. Seed may need to be sown fresh.

Cutting & Division Information

Usually grown from cuttings or by division; will sucker vigorously.