- Eventual Height: 25cm
- Eventual Spread: 30cm
Barrenwort
Epimedium grandiflorum Lilafee
- Position:
partial shade- Soil:
humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil- Rate of growth:
slow-growing- Ultimate size:
25x30cm/10x12in- Flowering period:
April to May- Flower colour:
violet-purple- Other features:
the leaves are valuable for winter flower displays- Hardiness:
fully hardy
Sprays of tiny lilac-purple spring flowers suspended on delicate, wiry stems above bronze-flushed, light-green leaves. This elegant foliage plant is perfect for a lightly shaded site, with moist soil. Handsome leaves resembling lopsided hearts look lovely at the front of a shady border or growing next to woodland plants.
- Garden care:
In early spring remove dead and damaged leaves before the flowers appear and apply a thick mulch of compost or well rotted compost around the crown of the plant. Lift and divide large clumps in autumn.
- Goes well with:
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae, Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White', Dryopteris filix-mas, Polygonatum odoratum, Epimedium x rubrum, Carex elata
