Chocolate Chip Bugleweed Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip'
- Phonetic Spelling
- a-JOO-guh REP-tanz
- Description
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Chocolate Chip Bugleweed is an evergreen, ground-hugging perennial with oval chocolate leaves and burgundy highlights with bluish-purple flower spikes which bloom in mid to late spring. It will spread to form a mat over time to create an attractive groundcover. It is deer and rabbit resistant and easy to grow.
Plant in partial shade to full shade in humusy, moist, well-drained soils. Use this plant in small spaces, containers, borders, rock gardens, or under trees and shrubs.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This plant is susceptible to crown rot. Do not plant in heavy clay and avoid over-crowding.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Cottage Garden Perennial Border Fairy Garden
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ajuga
- Species:
- reptans
- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Wildlife Value:
- Nectar from the flowers attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- heavy shade, deer, rabbit
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 2 in. - 0 ft. 3 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 0 ft. 9 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Creeping
- Dense
- Horizontal
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Wet
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Nut
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Spike
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Lipped
- Tubular
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Rosulate
- Whorled
- Leaf Shape:
- Obovate
- Ovate
- Spatulate
- Leaf Margin:
- Crenate
- Dentate
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- This plant has small, chocolate leaves with burgundy highlights.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Slope/Bank
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Rock Garden
- Shade Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Black Walnut
- Deer
- Heavy Shade
- Rabbits
