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Chocolate Chip BugleweedAjuga 'Chocolate Chip'
Height: 10-15 cm
Width: 30-45 cm
Zone: 3
Exposure: Sun to shade
Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
An interesting selection of Bugleweed from Europe. The unusually narrow foliage is dark green, overlaid with chocolate-brown in during the cooler months and forming a very low mound. Short spikes of showy blue flowers appear in late spring. Not as quick to spread as many of the larger selections, this is useful as a groundcover or edging plant in any shady area with reasonably moist soil. Nice in containers and tubs. Combines beautifully with all kinds of spring-flowering bulbs. Plants may be easily divided in spring or early fall. Seems to be more disease-resistant than many of the older selections on the market. Clip or mow off flower stems after blooming. Sometimes listed as Ajuga × tenorii ‘Valfredda’. Was introduced into North America under the name Chocolate Chip.
Photo and description courtesy of Heritage Perennials
9cm pot