Scientific Name Aegopodium podograria Common Name Bishops' weed

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	Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
	Habit: Deciduous
	Growth Rate: Rapid
	Size: --
	Site Requirements: Partial shade to shade; range of soil types, sandy loam to clay; tolerates compact soil and fertility; leaf edges may brown when grown in sun
	Form: Spreading
	Texture: Medium
	Foliage: Medium green carrot-scented leaves on a fleshy stalk; three-parted leaflet is divided into three subleaflets
	Flower/Fruit: Small white flowers in late spring to early summer
	Comments: Can become invasive; spreads by rhizomes
	Cultivars: Variegatum: 8 inch silvery white and green foliage

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