Scientific Name:
Aegopodium podagraria
'Variegatum'
Pronunciation:
ee-goe-POE-dee-um pod-uh-GRAIR-ee-uh
Common Name:
goutweed, bishop's weed
Family Name:
Apiaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:
Vigorous spreading herbaceous ground cover; leaves basal, ternate or biternate (A. ‘Variegatum’ has creamy-white variegation).
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
> 25m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich, Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
High, Moderate, Low
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate), Biternate
Colour in Summer:
Green, Nearly White
Colour in Fall:
Green, Nearly White
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Cuneate, Truncate
Margins:
Crenate, Serrate
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Umbel
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
White (creamy white)
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
