BISHOPS WEED PROFILE
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 plus many others see main post
Botanical Name: Aegopodium
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.