Salvia, Cancer Weed, Lyreleaf Sage 'Purple Knockout'

Similar to ajuga but native to Eastern US (all the way down to central/southern Florida).
I'm using it as a partial sun/shade rep...Read Morelacement for coral bells because unfortunately they do not do well down here

I've seen this plant in a few different spots in my biggest customer's yard in southeast Pennsylvania. I did not know what is was for yea...Read Morers, thinking it was a kind of Bugle (Ajuga). North Creek Nursery sells this in the area and warns that sometimes this cultivar does not bear the pale bluish-purple petals on the mint-like flowers, but must be cut back to get the petals on a second bloom. They also have this cultivar listed for USDA Zones 6 to 9, but it might really be 5 to 10. I have not really noticed any pretty flowers myself on the plants in that yard. Three very similar cultivars have been listed in this DG site, but it may be that there is just this one cultivar, perhaps different clones. It is an interesting plant, though I have not really been passionate about it. It self sows a lot, popping up in different places. The mother species is native from Connecticut to Missouri and south into Texas to Florida. The species was named by Carl Linneus in 1753.

It gets around, but it's easy (here) to keep under control. Others may have a harder time with it.

I'd much sooner have th...Read Moreis than ajuga.

Short/Med - Plant 12" apart. Zone 5-8. Great foliage plant. Deep chocolate purple leaves stay close to the ground. Blue purple flowers ri...Read Moreng their stiff stems and dry in place to a silver white. Pleasing effect for the foreground.
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(MY NOTE: FOLIAGE LOOKS SIMILAR TO A BURGUNDY AJUGA!)