Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans Chocolate Chip)

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade Full Shade
Water Preferences:	Wet Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height:	6 inches
Plant Spread:	6-9 inches
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Evergreen Other: Grown for foliage: Bronze-green color with smaller leaves than other A. reptans
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Blue
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Spring
Underground structures:	Rhizome
Uses:	Provides winter interest Erosion control Groundcover Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Resistances:	Tolerates foot traffic Drought tolerant
Toxicity:	Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile Other info: Does not produce seeds
Propagation: Other methods:	Division Stolons and runners Offsets
Pollinators:	Self Moths and Butterflies Bees

Trade name information:

Trade Name: Chocolate Chip
Cultivar name: 'Valfredda'

Common names

Bugleweed
Bugle
Carpet Bugle

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Date: 2022-04-14

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Date: 2014-05-13
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Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023
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Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023
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Comments:

Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Nov 29, 2014 6:27 PM concerning plant:

This is an excellent low-growing small plant for the outdoor miniature garden.
In the ground or container it looks good and stays small. Remove flowers as soon as finished for a manicured look.

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Posted by ssgardener (Silver Spring, MD - Zone 7a) on Mar 12, 2013 11:11 AM concerning plant:

This has smaller leaves and spreads less aggressively than a regular ajuga.

I had a large patch in a clay area with poor drainage, and they didn't survive a very mild winter in zone 7. I think voles might have been in that area, but I was surprised they didn't survive at all.

They need very little water but do spread and grow better with regular water and good soil.

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Posted by Pattyw5 (La Salle Illinois - Zone 5a) on Nov 29, 2014 6:01 PM concerning plant:

Placed pieces of this plant in several places. All that were planted in rich loose soil where the roses reside came back even after last year's severe winter. Not so lucky in other spots, where survival was hit and miss. Spreads, but much easier to control than other varieties. Is not a garden thug.

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Posted by Sundownr (SW Virginia - Zone 6a) on Jan 23, 2016 9:05 AM concerning plant:

I have two large patches of chocolate chip ajuga around a small pond and at the base of a group of trees where my mini garden resides.
PROS: beautiful, very winter-hardy in my zone 6, and helps to keep down the weeds.
CONS: slightly aggressive and needs pruning to keep out of the pond; displaced the moss in the mini garden when I wasn't looking.

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Posted by critterologist (Frederick, MD - Zone 6b) on May 18, 2015 10:05 AM concerning plant:

It does seem to need extra TLC until it fills in... this spring, it seems dense enough that I won't need to keep picking little weeds out of it. It took several years to establish in 2 areas of my garden (around "special" shrubs), but the result was worth the extra effort, as it's a beautiful low groundcover.

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Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Apr 30, 2021 9:05 AM concerning plant:

Blooms earlier than other Ajugas. Flowers are much more elongated than other species. Pairs well with burgundy glow and its relatives.

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Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 22, 2014 4:43 PM concerning plant:

Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip' is an attractive ground cover plant that does well in part shade. Provide 3-4 hours of sun a day for best foliage color. Ajuga reptans attracts ladybugs and hoverflies. Both of these beneficial insects feed on aphids. In addition, ladybugs also feed on mealybugs, soft scales, and spider mites.

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