This plant is available on a pre order basis and will be dispatched in the month shown in the product title. If your order contains both in stock plants and pre order plants, your order may be held until all items are available and ready to ship. If you would prefer items to be sent separately, we recommend placing separate orders.

Dispatch dates are estimates and may occasionally change slightly depending on growing conditions and plant readiness. Plants will always be sent when they are strong enough to travel and establish well.

Ajuga tenorii Chocolate Chip is a compact, low growing perennial with narrow, chocolate toned leaves that form a neat spreading carpet. It is ideal for ground cover in smaller spaces, rockeries, underplanting around shrubs or filling gaps at the front of borders. In spring and early summer it produces short spikes of deep blue flowers that attract bees and add a soft lift of colour. Chocolate Chip is a reliable, easy growing plant that offers year round interest and works well in naturalistic or informal planting.

Sunlight position:
Partial shade

Eventual height and spread:
Height 10 cm, Spread 30 cm

Soil type:
Moist but well drained soil

This plant is supplied as a young perennial plug around 3 to 5 cm in size. These smaller plants grow on quickly once potted and usually take around eight to twelve weeks to reach the size of a typical 9 cm pot. When your young plant arrives, unpack it straight away and water gently if the compost feels dry. Pot the plug into a small pot using fresh compost and keep the compost lightly moist while the roots establish. Once the plant has grown on and the risk of frost has passed, it can be planted into the garden where it will develop into a healthy, long lasting perennial.