Deer Resistance

• Bishop's weed, also known as goutweed, snow on the mountain or Aegopodium podagraria Variegatum, is not deer resistant and frequently sustains deer damage. Deer prefer moist, lush foliage, such as that found on the bishop's weed.
  
  

Features

• Bishop's weed, a herbaceous perennial, spreads outward from its center. A hardy ground cover, bishop's weed grows up to 1 foot tall. Foliage is pale, grayish-green with white variegation along leaf edges. In June, bishop's weed produces white flowers on 2-foot tall stems.
  
  

Cultivation

• Bishop's weed can grow in partial sun to full shade. The plant prefers moist, well-drained soil and is not tolerant of heat, strong sun or drought. This European native thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8.
  
  

Usage

• Bishop's weed can be used for edgings, borders and in raised planters. It spreads aggressively, so plant it in a restricted root zone area.