Bishops Weed (snow on the mountain)
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a healthy one :)
Comments (14)I am not sure where you are located, but the two leaved things might be lily of the valley, perhaps? These are a sure sign of spring when they flower. I think they can be very pretty, too. Some think they can be weedy, but a weed is just a plant growing where you don't want it. I think they are pretty, as opposed to the goutweed, for example!! I'd pretty much spend the season observing everything. If you want to get your gardening jones on, plant some annuals for color. That way you can enjoy some new plants and see what is going on out there already as the seasons change. As things grow, mark plant with sticks or whatever markers you can. I use rings of small stones and pebbles for bulbs and stuff, take notes with corresponding pictures as things grow and flower. Come spring you will have markers and places marked to know where things are you may wish to move, and even perimeters to know how far to around to dig if lifting crowns of plants and such. It will be helpful to be able to refer to your pictures, notes and markers, and much easier to move the plants as they are breaking dormancy than now. Plus, you have a whole winter to plot and conspire where everything should go, lots of charts and graphs to keep you busy all winter! That is what I do in the "off season"! I am sure if you post other pictures around the forums as well as here, others will be able to help you identify some of what you have. Wander garden centers in your area, too, and see if you can match some of you plants that way. Local nurseries can be helpful with identifying things, take in a sprig of the unknown and often you can come out knowing exactly what it is. (That is how I identified my goutweed by the way. They just looked at my plastic baggie in horror and said "Where did you get THAT!" LOL!) Here is a link that might be useful: lilly of the valley images...See MoreAegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' / Bishops weed/Snow on the Mt.
Comments (12)It spreads like nobody's business, into grass and beyond. It will go under concrete or brick areas and come out on the other side! I agree, the only place is in an area which is so far removed from other beds that it CAN'T spread into anywhere important, a pot set on concrete, or in an area where absolutely nothing else will grow. It spreads underground and those runner go really deep. Getting rid of it is next to impossible. It laughs at RoundUp. I'm in the process of removing it as well, and it may very well drive me crazy. The tiniest little piece left in the ground, and you'll have a new patch before you know it. I would advise against this plant in the garden. And I always laugh when I see it sold in nurseries. $5 for a small plant, labelled as "groundcover" with no hint at it's invasiveness and problematic nature. I hate to see that! I also should add that while the variegated version can be pretty, it will often revert back to the plain green after some time, even if just in patches....See MoreLooking for Bishops Weed
Comments (1)I have lots, send me an email. You are welcome to come and dig some... it is invasive tho. Lynn...See Moreaggressive vine/groundcover to smother ditch weeds?
Comments (3)Thank Robin, that was the first I had heard of "snow on the mountain". It looks interesting, but after a little research it says it needs full shade to partial shade. My ditch is in full sun. Nearly everything I read said the plant looks rather "ratty" come July and August, which would be disaapointing. Any other suggestions?...See Moreuicricket
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