Common Name | Masterwort |
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Family | Apiaceae |
Genus | Peucedanum |
species | ostruthium |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | -- |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | April |
Flower Color | White |
Foliage Color | Green |
Dormancy | Required |
Exposure | Part Shade |
Growth Habit | Clumping, Spreading / Trailing |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 5, 6, 7, 8 |
How Different? | It is similar looking to Aegopodium (Bishop's weed) but bigger and not invasive. A slow spreader. |
Landscape Value | Use instead of Bishop's weed to get the clean variegated leafy ground-cover look without being invasive. |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Deciduous |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 16" / 24" / 20" |
Soil (Garden) | Prefers moist, humus rich soils. Needs good drainage. |
Water (Garden) | Prefers moist garden soils. |
Special Uses | Deep South, Deer Resistant |
Comments | Not invasive. |
Peucedanum ‘Daphnis’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our Licensees or Retail Sources. |
This Persicaria has much larger velvety leaves, taller, and showier than 'Lance Corporal'. It's also later blooming. (in November!-so seeding is hardly a problem). Tiny red flowers. Because of it's stature, it's a great back or mid-border plant. This plant is not a sprawler like so many Persicaria.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 6-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 32″ / 24″ / 36″
Exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade
Bloom Time(s): June, July, August, September, October
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry slightly between waterings. |
EC | — |
pH | — |
Fertility Needs | 150 – 200 ppm |
Notes | — |
Finish Time to 4″ | 6 – 8 weeks |
Finish Time to Gallon | — |
Day Length for Flowering | Day Neutral |
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