Ajuga Feathered Friends™ Noble Nightingale

Common Name:
Ajuga Feathered Friends™ 'Noble Nightingale'

Description:
Ajuga Feathered Friends™ 'Noble Nightingale' is a richly coloured ground cover with striking burgundy-bronze foliage that provides deep contrast in shaded and semi-shaded gardens. As part of the Feathered Friends™ series, this variety stands out for its glossy, dark-toned leaves and vivid blue flower spikes that bloom in spring, attracting bees and beneficial insects. With a neat, mounding habit and a spreading form, 'Noble Nightingale' is ideal for underplanting, edging, containers, or filling in between shrubs and trees. It performs well in Melbourne’s climate, preferring moist, well-drained soil and tolerating a range of light conditions, including full shade. Its evergreen foliage and low maintenance needs make it an excellent choice for adding year-round texture and colour, especially in spaces where brighter foliage plants may wash out. Fast-growing and weed suppressive, this Ajuga is a reliable solution for stylish, low-care ground coverage.

Form:
Ground Cover
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 10–15 cm
Width: 40–60 cm

Aspect:
Part Shade
Full Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:
Blue

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Bee Attracting
Perennial
Low Maintenance
Ground Cover
Evergreen in mild climates
Weed Suppressive
Colourful Foliage Year-Round
Excellent for Shade Gardens

Toxicity:
Considered non-toxic to humans and pets

Companion Plants:
Heuchera ‘Obsidian’
Hosta ‘Patriot’
Carex 'Feather Falls'
Ferns (e.g. Athyrium niponicum)
Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’