Exposure • Shade • Sun • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Average

Growth Rate in the Garden • Medium

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Foliage) • Spring • Summer • Fall • Winter

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Spring

Foliage Attribute • Fall Interest

Bloom Color • Blue

Attributes • Evergreen • Easy to Grow • Ground Cover • Container • Tolerates wet sites • Long Blooming

Water Requirements • Water weekly during dry spells

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Riverbend Nursery (Courtesy of Lucas Sumners)

Ajuga 'Chocolate Chip'

Bugleweed

Short spikes of blue flowers in spring. The low-growing chocolate-colored foliage with burgundy highlights spreads quickly. Does best under light shade in moist soils. Keeps weeds away with its thick growth.

Ajuga (a-jeu'-gah)

Family: Lamiaceae · Common Name: Bugleweed

Beautiful foliage in rich greens, burgundy or colorful variegations is an excellent ground cover or edging plant for a wide range of growing conditions, attractive blue, white or pink flower spikes in mid to late spring.