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Apiaceae
Bishop's Weed
Aegopodium podagraria
Persistent determination.
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Aegopodium
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full shade
- Soil
- Any moist soil
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Bishop's weed was originally introduced to gardens as a medicinal herb to treat gout.
- The species name 'podagraria' comes from the Greek for gout, reflecting its traditional medicinal use.
- It can spread aggressively through underground rhizomes, making it one of the most tenacious garden weeds.
- The young leaves are edible and were once commonly used as a pot herb and salad green in medieval Europe.
- The variegated cultivar is widely planted as an ornamental ground cover but can revert to its invasive green form.
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resilience
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tenacity