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barrenwort 'Red Beauty'

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Red Beauty'

Low Maintenance

Genus: Epimedium
Family: Berberidaceae

About this plant

'Red Beauty' is a deciduous, carpeting perennial, to 30cm tall, with toothed foliage, bronze-tinged when young, turning mid-green when mature and red-toned in autumn. Flowers are pink-purple, with pale-pink to white-tipped petal spurs, held in open sprays in spring

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

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in partial shade; shelter from cold, dry winds

Pruning

Cut back old foliage in late winter or early spring for the best display of new foliage and flowers

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn or after flowering

Pests

May be attacked by vine weevil

Diseases

May be subject to a virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Submerged AquaticOutdoorBog Garden

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