species
Aegopodium podagraria
Goutweed · Bishop's weed · English masterwort · Gout wort · Ground elder
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Aegopodium podagraria is a perennial in the family Apiaceae, also known as Goutweed, Bishop's weed, English masterwort, Gout wort or Ground elder, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It reaches 30 cm tall and 1 m across in about 1 years. It grows in part shade, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from May to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 30 cm tall × 1 m across, after about 1 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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