White Snake Root October 20, 2012

Snake Root is a fall blooming annual.  It will die after the first frost, but it is a heavy reseeder.  I started several years ago with one plant.  Now I have dozens of them all over the Shade Garden.  If they spring up in a good spot I let them stay.  If they spring up in an awkward spot, such as in front of another plant or in the path, I pull them up or spray them with herbicide.  Snake Root is very poisonous to animals that graze such as cows.  It's pretty, though.