Is Bishop's Weed deer resistant?
Aegopodium podagraria
Plant typeGroundcoverHardinessZones 3–10LightFull shade to part shadeMature height6–36 inBloomSpring and Summer
MaintenanceHigh, wants regular attention
About Bishop's Weed
Deer-proof and close to indestructible, which is the problem. It spreads by root and is extremely difficult to remove, so plant it only where something solid contains it.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Average garden soil
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- High
Similar to Bishop's Weed
Other groundcovers with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny SpurgePachysandra procumbensZones 5–9Rarely damaged
- BarrenwortEpimedium sp.Zones 4–8, genus rangeRarely damaged
- BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursiZones 3–7Rarely damaged
- BugleweedAjuga reptansZones 3–10Rarely damaged
- Lily of the ValleyConvallaria majalisZones 3–7Rarely damaged
- PachysandraPachysandra terminalisZones 4–9Rarely damaged
Where Bishop's Weed grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Bishop's Weed
- Is Bishop's Weed deer resistant?
- Bishop's Weed (Aegopodium podagraria) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Bishop's Weed grow in?
- Bishop's Weed is hardy in USDA zones 3 to 10. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Bishop's Weed grow in shade?
- Yes. Bishop's Weed tolerates full shade to part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Bishop's Weed get?
- Mature height is roughly 6–36 in. Growth rate is fast.