Ajuga chamaepitys, commonly known as yellow bugle is a native of many parts of Europe, the Levant and North Africa. This brightly colored perennial is a bushy, herbaceous plant, 3 to 6 inches high. The four-cornered stem is hairy and viscid, generally purplish red, much branched and densely leafy. Except the lowermost leaves, which are lance-shaped and almost undivided, each leaf is divided almost to its base into three very long, narrow segments, with the leaves being closely packed together. The flowers are placed singly in the axils of leaf-like bracts and have bright yellow corollas, the lower lip spotted with red. Their blooming period is during May and June. This specie is rated for USDA Zones 3-8 and its cultivation should be carried out in moist soil in full or dappled shade since the foliage is prone to sunscorch. It is prone to Southern blight, fungal leaf spots, and crown and root rot.

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