Truest Bluest

This is Ajuga reptans. A few sprigs were given to me many years ago from a friend who had it growing in the yard without knowing what it was. My ajuga grew well, waned, almost disappeared, grew again, and somehow walked across the lawn to another part of my property. I now have two separate smaller patches, neither one worth bragging about.

Last fall, I reassembled one clump, transplanting as many of the sprouts scattered around the hostas and new magnolia tree as I could. Now spring, the grouping became a little denser than the scattered individual sprigs that survived neglect. As I look out to the yard from my deack, I can actually see a small patch of blue where in recent years, I saw nothing from that distance. It is a sight to see, with white and rad azaleas blooming in the background nearby. Very patriotic.