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Ground Elder (Syn. Goutweed, Bishop's Weed, Herb Gerard) from Umbellifer Family

Botanical Name

Aegopodium podograria

Soil

Was cultivated as a pot herb, but now in waste places near buildings and a persistent weed in gardens throughout the UK forming extensive patches

Sun Aspect

Part Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Stout erect glabrous perennial. Rhizomes far-creeping. Stem is hollow and grooved.

Height x Spread in feet

3 x 1.5

Foliage

Dark green 1-2 trifoliate leaves, irregularly serrate

Flower Colour in Month(s). Seed

White in May-July

Comment

Available as seed from John Chambers' Wild Flower Seeds