| Description | Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria variegatum) is a very aggressive, adaptable, and persistent plant. It can be an excellent plant if used in the proper site, but it will become invasive in a mixed garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (ay-go-PO-dee-um)(po-do-GRAR-ee-ah) |
| 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. |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | One of the first plants to die when a frost hits. |
| Flowers | Many small white flowers are borne on an umbel. |
| Leaves | Compound, ternate, coarsely serrated, light green with a white irregular pattern, petioles expand at the base and clasp the stem. |
| Stems | It spreads by underground stems (rhizomes) and can be very aggressive. |
| Dimensions | The foliage reaches about a foot or taller, flower scapes taller. Spreads rapidly by rhizomes. |
| Maintenance | It is probably best not to use this plant, especially in mixed beds. It can reseed, and the new plants may be green. |
| 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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