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Ajuga 'Valfredda' (Chocolate Chip Bugleweed): Miniature Foliage

Ajuga 'Valfredda', commonly sold as 'Chocolate Chip', is a dwarf bugleweed with tiny, narrow, chocolate-burgundy leaves that form a tight, weed-suppressing mat. Short spikes of blue flowers appear in spring. Its miniature foliage makes it ideal for small spaces.

Botanical Profile

Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Ajuga
Species:	reptans
Cultivar:	Valfredda
Also known as:	Chocolate Chip
Synonym:	Ajuga x tenorii

Like other ajugas, it thrives in shade to part sun and moist, well-drained soil. Perfect for rock gardens, between stepping stones, and in containers. The foliage color deepens in cooler temperatures.

Groundcovers: Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans): Classic Shade Ground Cover with Blue Spikes; Ajuga 'Burgundy Glow' (Bugleweed): Colorful Ground Cover; Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty': Glossy Bronze Foliage; Ajuga 'Catlin's Giant': Large-Leaved Bugleweed; Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa': Upright Bugleweed – Crinkled Bronze-Purple Foliage; Ajuga 'Golden Glow' (Ajuga reptans): Gold-Leaved Bugleweed; Ajuga genevensis (Geneva Bugleweed, Blue Bugleweed); Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' (Bugleweed); Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Heart' (Bugleweed); Carpet Bugle (Ajuga reptans): A Reliable Ground Cover

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