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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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2 hours care per year |
Botanical name: Epimedium x rubrum
Other names: Red barrenwort, Epimedium alpinum 'Rubrum'
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Genus: Epimedium
Species: E. x rubrum - E. x rubrum is a herbaceous perennial with heart-shaped leaves and red and yellow flowers in spring held on wiry stems. Its leaves emerge red-tinted, age to green, then become flushed auburn in autumn.
Epimedium x rubrum is: Deciduous
Flower: Yellow, Red in Spring
Foliage: Flushed red in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Reddish-brown in Autumn
Habit: Mat Forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Specific pests: Slugs , Vine weevil
Pruning: Remove foliage, even if green, in the winter so as to enable the arrival of the new leaves and flowers in spring. Keep tidy, removing old or dead foliage and flower stems by the end of autumn.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation: Do in spring or autumn.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Division. REGISTER to read more...
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Epimedium x rubrum (Red barrenwort) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Ground Cover, Woodland, Banks and Slopes, Rock
Cultivation: Heavily enrich soil pre-planting with organic matter and regularly after that. Prefers part-shade and shelter from cold, drying winds. Can tolerate some sun if soil is kept moist. In spring apply slow-release fertiliser.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Loamy |  |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | |
| Light: | Partial Shade | |
| Aspect: | North, East, West | |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
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Epimedium x rubrum (Red barrenwort) has been used in The Daily Telegraph for Chelsea Flower Show 2009.
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