Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'
Also called Goutweed
More About Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'
- Other common names; bishop's weed, goat's foot
- Variegated white and green foliage with white flowers
- A fast-growing ground cover in most soil conditions
- The foliage brightens up shady areas
- Great container plant
- Bloom Time: Summer
Zone:
3Height:
20-30 cmSpread:
75-125 cmColour:
WhiteSnow on the Mountain Growing and Maintenance Tips
Pro: Aegopodium grows in sites where nothing else seems to succeed. Con: Aegopodium seems to succeed in sites even if you don't want it. This ground cover offers a quick solution for light shade to shady areas and is especially effective at stabilizing slopes, but beware, it is difficult to eradicate once established. Flowers can be removed to prevent seeding and keeping the patch neat and tidy. Remove all reverted foliage.
Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' Characteristics
Partial Sun/Shade
Full Shade
Fast
Deer Resistant
Ground cover
Soil Moisture
Moist to AverageAverage to Dry Soils
Flowering Time
SummerLt. Spr-Sum
Habit
TrailingFoliage Color
VariegatedWhite
Green
Landscape uses
Woodland/woods edgeSuitable Substitutions for Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'
Coronilla varia
Crown Vetch
Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride'
Yellow Archangel
