Epimedium 'Fire Dragon'
Barrenwort 'Fire Dragon', Bishop's hat 'Fire Dragon', Fairy wings 'Fire Dragon'
Epimedium Epimedium
'Fire Dragon' _ 'Fire Dragon' is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and, from mid-spring into early summer, slender, branched, bronze stems bearing pendent, spurred, yellow flowers with prominent purple bracts.
Epimedium 'Fire Dragon' is: Semi evergreen
Clump-forming
Yellow, Purple in Spring; Yellow, Purple in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Vine weevil Vine weevil
May be subject to a virus.
Cut back old foliage in late winter or early spring to promote new foliage and flowers.
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Epimedium 'Fire Dragon' (Barrenwort 'Fire Dragon') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Rock, Underplanting, Woodland
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Provide shelter from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Epimedium 'Fire Dragon'
Barrenwort 'Fire Dragon', Bishop's hat 'Fire Dragon', Fairy wings 'Fire Dragon'
Epimedium Epimedium
'Fire Dragon' _ 'Fire Dragon' is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and, from mid-spring into early summer, slender, branched, bronze stems bearing pendent, spurred, yellow flowers with prominent purple bracts.
Semi evergreen
Clump-forming
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Yellow, Purple in Spring; Yellow, Purple in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
May be subject to a virus.
Cut back old foliage in late winter or early spring to promote new foliage and flowers.
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Epimedium 'Fire Dragon' (Barrenwort 'Fire Dragon') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Rock, Underplanting, Woodland
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Provide shelter from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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