Chocolate Chip bugle
Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chocolate Chip' bugle (Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip') is a perennial for ground cover, shade gardens, rock gardens, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet soil of most types. It is evergreen and creeps along quickly to fill open spaces. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit the blooms in spring and summer.
Pairs well with Green Spice coral bells, Krossa Regal hosta, and Cinnamon fern.