Epimedium x versicolor 'Cupreum'
Bishop's hat 'Cupreum', Barrenwort 'Cupreum'
Epimedium Epimedium
'Cupreum' _ 'Cupreum' is a mound-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with maroon-flushed, bright green leaves and, in spring, wiry stems bearing sprays of flowers with pink sepals and smaller, pale yellow petals.
Epimedium x versicolor 'Cupreum' is: Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming
Pale-pink, Flushed yellow in Spring
Flushed red, Bright-green in All seasons
Vine weevil Vine weevil
Mosaic virus Mosaic virus
Cut back dead foliage in late winter or early spring, before the flowers appear.
Lift and divide large clumps in autumn.
Division
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Epimedium x versicolor 'Cupreum' (Bishop's hat 'Cupreum') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil. Prefers part shade, but needs shelter from cold, dry winds. Apply a thick mulch of compost around the crowns in spring.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Epimedium x versicolor 'Cupreum'
Bishop's hat 'Cupreum', Barrenwort 'Cupreum'
Epimedium Epimedium
'Cupreum' _ 'Cupreum' is a mound-forming, semi-evergreen perennial with maroon-flushed, bright green leaves and, in spring, wiry stems bearing sprays of flowers with pink sepals and smaller, pale yellow petals.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming
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Pale-pink, Flushed yellow in Spring
Flushed red, Bright-green in All seasons
Cut back dead foliage in late winter or early spring, before the flowers appear.
Lift and divide large clumps in autumn.
Division
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Epimedium x versicolor 'Cupreum' (Bishop's hat 'Cupreum') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.6m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Garden edging, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Plant in fertile, moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil. Prefers part shade, but needs shelter from cold, dry winds. Apply a thick mulch of compost around the crowns in spring.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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Light: | Partial Shade | Tell us... |
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