| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Ajuga ophrydis Burch. ex Benth. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 597 (1848) |
| Native Range | Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2700m |
| Description | leaves in basal rosette, thick, hirsute, obtuse, at base tapered, flowers in pairs, 12mm long, in dense spike, calyx hirsute |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | blue, pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |