Description:
This vigorous perennial ground cover does well on banks or hard to maintain places. It is an aggressive grower best used by its self or to under plant larger woody trees and shrubs. At the end of a hot, dry summer, just run the weed whacker over it and water well to encourage new growth.

Common Name: Bishop’s Weed, Gout Weed, Ground Elder Snow on the Mountain plus many others see Getting Rid of Bishops weed

Botanical Name: Aegopodium Podagraria

Type: Perennial, Ground Cover

Hardiness Zone: 3-7

Plant Care category: easy, care

Bloom Time: spring,

Color: white similar to Queen Ann’s lace

Length of bloom 3 weeks to a month

Size: Height, 2-2.5 ft width, spread extremely difficult to contain

Soil Preference: prefers well-drained soils but will tolerate drought and moist soils. Prefers a neutral a pH to slightly alkaline.

Light Requirements: Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade

Attributes: Nice in a woodland garden or as a ground cover. Also looks nice planted in containers. But beware very aggressive and invasive in many regions considered to be a noxious weed and the inclusion of this plant in any garden is strongly not recommended.

Pests: Mites and occasionally rust

Care: Fertilize sparingly, use a water-soluble fertilizer. Division can be done in early spring or seeds can be harvested in late summer. Dead head spent flowers to prevent self-seeding.