Ajuga x 'Chocolate Chip' Chocolate Chip Ajuga Dwarf Bugleweed
This Ajuga has small, chocolate chip-colored foliage and forms a beautiful ground-covering carpet on the ground. Blue flower spikes push in spring and autumn. Plant this cute little STEPABLE over flower bulbs for additional spring color. Great for beneath trees and shrubs where little else can grow. Perfect in between pavers and loves to be walked on!
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Part Shade
Part Sun
Foot Traffic:
TO
Bloom Time
:
Mid Spring
Flower color
:
Blue
Foliage
:
Foliage Color
:
Dark Green ,Bronze
Growth Rate
:
Moderate 6"-10" a year
Habit
:
Spreading
Irrigation
:
Hand Water,Auto
Plant Height
:
1" - 4" (Fairly Low Grower with taller flower spike)
Planting Area Environment
:
Low Water (Dry area little to no water),Normal (Rainfall under normal condition)
Seacrh Sun Exposure
:
Part Shade , Part Sun
Search Foot Traffic
:
Light,Moderate
Soil
:
Peaty ,Clay ,Sandy ,Gravel ,Normal
Spread
:
Continuous
Zone:
3,4,5,6,7,8,9
This Plant Is Hardy Above:
-40
Additional Features:
Heat Tolerant
No
Pool Area
Yes
Deer Resistant
Yes
Humid Area
Yes
Kid Traffic
Yes
Scented
No
Dog Traffic
Yes
Butterfly Friendly
Yes
Attracts Bees
Yes
Fire Resistant
No
Erosion Control
Yes
Attract Hummingbirds
Yes
Attract Butterflies
Yes
Attract Bees
Yes
Deer Resistant
Yes
Rabbit Resistant
Yes
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Gardening Tips from Fran
Chocolate Chip Ajuga is great for so many areas!
This Dwarf Bugleweed is great around pools, perfect for kid and dog foot traffic because it does not generally attract bees. If you are putting it in the direct line of traffic, you can remove the flowers spikes to make access easier.
~ Ajuga Chocolate Chip is an incredible crevice plant for part shade areas. If you have a retaining wall in the shade or part sun, or a little nook you need to tuck a plant, then Chocolate Chip will be perfect for you!
Also...this plant can be quite drought tolerant with the correct conditions, but can also wither under drought conditions that linger too long. If you want to use this for drought conditions, please be aware that it is a bit "ify" for severe drought, but a drier location with intermittent watering may be just fine.
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