I'm thinking of replacing my landcaping bark with a ground cover because
the wind around here carries the bark off on me. I'm looking at Aegopodium
podagraria 'Variegata' – Bishop's Weed which I've spotted in a Wayside
Gardens catalog. The catalog says that it will survive in sun or shade,
rich or poor soil. I'm wondering if it will survive in clay and at 5600 ft
in the Colorado sun.
Chris – in the foothills of Colorado
Chris – what zone are you in there? Variegated bishop's weed is pretty
tough stuff; actually, the tougher condition will probably help keep it
from getting invasive, as it can (hence the "weed" in the name). It's not
evergreen, though, although you get white summer flowers. Does well in
virtually all kinds of shade, most kinds of soil, but i think full sun
might be a bit much for it. for one thing, the variegation tends to bleach
out. does the spot get some shade too?