| Description | Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria variegatum) is a very aggressive, adaptable, and persistent plant. It will become an invasive plant in gardens |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | #3 |
| Sunlight | Grows in all light conditions but prefers semi-shade. The foliage can scorch in the full sun. |
| Moisture | In drought conditions this plant will wilt and lay flat on the ground. As soon as a little moisture is provided it will quickly regain its turgidity. |
| Temperature | One of the first plants to die when a frost hits. |
| Flowers | white, carrot-like flower umbels |
| Leaves | compound, ternate, coarsely serrated, light green with a white irregular pattern, petioles expand at the base and clasp the stem. |
| Dimensions | The foliage reaches about a foot or taller, flower scapes taller. Spreads rapidly by rhizomes. |
| Maintenance | probably best not to use this plant, especially in mixed beds. |
| Propagation | very easy from division |
| Native Site | Native to Europe and has naturalized in many areas. |
| Author's Notes | I grew up jumping over and running through a large patch of these plants (we called it "Snow on The Mountain) at my parent’s house in Superior, Wisconsin (zone #4). No matter how much trampling these plants endured they always came back. The only place to use this plant is where it can't escape. Like between a driveway and a wall. In mixed gardens it will become a weedy pest. |
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