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Chocolate Chip Bugleweed

Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip'

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Overview

The Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip', commonly known as Chocolate Chip Bugleweed, is a petite perennial ground cover. Its foliage exhibits a delicate blend of bronze and burgundy, resembling chocolate chips, complementing its blue-violet flowers. Thriving in zones 4-9, it reaches a modest height of 3 inches with a spread up to 18 inches. Preferring partial shade, it requires well-drained soil, making it a charming choice for borders or underplanting in a landscape design.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 3–9Type Ground cover, PerennialClimate Temperate
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — it requires well-drained soil
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — making it a charming choice for borders or underplanting in a landscape designChocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — is a petite perennial ground coverChocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — Its foliage exhibits a delicate blend of bronze and burgundyChocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — celebrated for its compact growth habit and decorative appeal in a landscape designChocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — resembling chocolate chipsChocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — commonly known as Chocolate Chip Bugleweed+5

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–9

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover, Perennial
Family
Lamiaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — it requires well-drained soil
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — making it a charming choice for borders or underplanting in a landscape design
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — is a petite perennial ground cover
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — Its foliage exhibits a delicate blend of bronze and burgundy
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — celebrated for its compact growth habit and decorative appeal in a landscape design
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — resembling chocolate chips
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — commonly known as Chocolate Chip Bugleweed
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — is a versatile and attractive groundcover
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — complementing its blue-violet flowers
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — commonly referred to as Chocolate Chip Bugleweed
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — This cultivar exhibits smaller foliage than the typical ajuga
Chocolate Chip Bugleweed (Ajuga Reptans 'Chocolate Chip') — Thriving in zones 4-9, it reaches a modest height of 3 inches with a spread up to 18 inches
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