Fall Planting of Snow-On-The-Mountain?

Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:17 pm

I would like to purchase and plant some snow-on-the-mountain (Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum') ground cover, but I don't know if this can be done at this time of year. I am in Atlanta, GA, so it will be quite a while until we have consistent, freezing temperatures. Any information and advice will be greatly appreciated.

Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:34 pm

Fall is the best time to plant perennials for us here in the South. They plants can get well-established before they are hit with heat.
Go ahead and plant your Snow-on-the-Mountain. It will spread by itself after the first year or two.

Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:59 pm

See if you can find someone who has snow on the mountain they can share. Around here, it spreads like crazy and TAKES OVER. Every year I turn down at least 3 people that offer some to me. Be sure to plant it where you don't care if it takes over

Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:02 pm

So everyone is telling me that this stuff is very invasive. I'm wanting to plant it under a tree where grass doesn't grow. If I have a border around a flower bed that cuts about 2 inches into the ground, will this stuff cross that border?

Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:19 pm

Snow-on-the-Mountain is invasive, but it's not Kudzu. With a 2" sunken border and vigilance, you can keep it in bounds. We have a version of it (Snow-on-the-Prairie) growing in our pasture, and it has a clumping growth habit that doesn't take over the entire acreage.
It is a good choice for part-shade under a tree where grass refuses to grow.