Plant Profile: Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'

Botanical Name: Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum'

Common Name:  bishop’s weed, gout weed

Plant Type: perennial

Zone: 4-8

Growth Rate: average

Light Requirements: full shade, part shade

Special Attributes: invasive, ground cover

Height x Spread: 12” x 12” (indefinite spread at a moderate rate)

Bloom Time: May-June
Bloom Description: tiny white flowers
Foliage Description: light green and white ovate leaves
Soil: average, well drained
Water: regular (water well in summer)
Tidy: shear to remove unsightly leaves and promote new growth
Fertilizer: none
Diseases: Leaf Blight in hot and humid summer climates

Notes: Easy to grow in dry to medium well-drained soil in part sun or shade. Foliage will often scorch in hot, dry, full sun conditions. Spreads by underground stems (rhizomes) and can be aggressive.