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My mother-in-law received this perennial when a friend was dividing, but she doesn't know what it is. She says it's a pretty vigorous spreading groundcover. Is it a hosta?
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Permalink Reply by Lloyd Traven on -
It's Aegopodium podagrarium 'variegata', and it will take over your mother's yard!!! Highly invasive, difficult to control. Attractive, shallow rooted, but a true THUG. Dig it out NOW, if you like those rocks to be seen
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Permalink Reply by Sara Tambascio on -
Yikes! Thanks, Lloyd. I'll let her know.
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Permalink Reply by Danielle Jackson on -
Hi Sara,
Aegopodium..very prolific, somewhat invasive....but will tolerate shade..so alone..it is effective, creeps among rocks, and brings light to dismal areas..she will have it forever!
Danielle Jackson
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Permalink Reply by Todd Efing on -
It is called Snow on the Mountain. The latin name is Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegata'. It can be a very aggressive groundcover. So much so, that it is not uncommon to spread into lawn areas.
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Permalink Reply by Susan Dunlap on -
We have it in our Aerulean Plant Search database by many common names - bishop's weed, gout weed, ground elder, herb gerard, ash weed, and ground ash in addition to snow on the mountain. It is hardy in zones 4-9, deciduous, drought tolerant, and as Danielle said, tolerates shade.
Variegata is considered weedy compared to A. podagraria which is invasive.
Susan
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