Epimedium grandiflorum
Large-flowered barrenwort, Epimedium macranthum, Epimedium grandiflorum 'Nanum' pink seedling
Epimedium Epimedium
E. grandiflorum - E. grandiflorum is a compact, clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with compound leaves divided into nine ovate to heart-shaped, light green leaflets with spiny margins and flushed bronze in spring. Pendent, spurred, white, yellow, pink, or purple flowers bloom mid- to late spring.
Epimedium grandiflorum is: Deciduous
Clump-forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Pink, Yellow, White, Purple in Spring
Flushed bronze, Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
Vine weevil Vine weevil
May be subject to a virus.
Cut back faded foliage in late winter or early spring before new leaves emerge.
Division
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Epimedium grandiflorum (Large-flowered barrenwort) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Low Maintenance, Ground Cover, Garden edging, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Underplanting, Woodland
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Needs shelter from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Epimedium grandiflorum
Large-flowered barrenwort, Epimedium macranthum, Epimedium grandiflorum 'Nanum' pink seedling
Epimedium Epimedium
E. grandiflorum - E. grandiflorum is a compact, clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with compound leaves divided into nine ovate to heart-shaped, light green leaflets with spiny margins and flushed bronze in spring. Pendent, spurred, white, yellow, pink, or purple flowers bloom mid- to late spring.
Deciduous
Clump-forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Pink, Yellow, White, Purple in Spring
Flushed bronze, Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
May be subject to a virus.
Cut back faded foliage in late winter or early spring before new leaves emerge.
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Epimedium grandiflorum (Large-flowered barrenwort) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Low Maintenance, Ground Cover, Garden edging, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Underplanting, Woodland
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in partial shade. Needs shelter from cold, drying winds.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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