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violet-flowered barrenwort

Epimedium grandiflorum f. violaceum

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Genus: Epimedium
Family: Berberidaceae

About this plant

E. grandiflorum f. violaceum is a clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial 30cm high, with deciduous, pinnate leaves, 30cm long, formed of usually nine ovate to heart-shaped, spiny-edged leaflets, which emerge flushed with purplish bronze and mature to light green, and flowers of lilac-pink sepals and paler lilac-pink petals with white spurs, in spring; Epimedium leaves may be used for their nests by leaf-cutting bees

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

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Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained and preferably slightly acidic soil in partial shade, with shelter from cold, drying winds; where frosts are prolonged or severe, spread an organic mulch such as leaf mould or composted bark to protect plants over winter

Pruning

No pruning required, but cutting back in late winter or early spring, before flower spikes form, will improve appearance

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn or after flowering; or by root cuttings of rhizomes, kept under glass in winter, and planted out after all danger of frost has passed

Pests

May be affected by vine weevil

Diseases

May be affected by mosaic virus diseases and fungal leaf spots

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

Pond MarginsGreenhouseOutdoorSubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years