Perennial Weeds

GROUND ELDER

The bane of my life I will take photos tomorrow.

This is an invasive herbaceous perennial. If you don't dig it out as soon as you see it you will have it for the rest of your days. It's impossible to get rid off.

It spreads by rhizomes with fleshy white roots that form a solid mass underground and will weave through all other plant roots - once it's in your lawn you will have it for ever more.

It will regrow from a tiny piece of root, it also forms a flower similar to ammi, parsley and will also spread easily from seed.

I read that you can cover and will dispear if you starve it from light. I covered for 2 years and it just crept out the sides even though I contained it. It was already in the grass.

I've dug it up for 20years solid and I still have carpets of it in areas of my borders.

Ah yes the dreaded ground elder or Devils Cheese as we used call it when we were kids. Dam near impossible to get rid of without a strong weed killer like RoundUp sprayed regularly.