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barrenwort 'Akame' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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barrenwort 'Akame'

Epimedium × omeiense 'Akame'

Low Maintenance

Genus: Epimedium
Family: Berberidaceae

About this plant

'Akame' is a clump-forming rhizomatous perennial 35cm high, with evergreen, narrowly heart-shaped leaves that emerge speckled and marbled with bronze and mature to shining green, and long stems of spidery flowers of short red sepals and orange-red petals with yellow mouths and white spurs tipped with yellow, in late 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

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained 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

Bog GardenSubmerged AquaticGreenhouseOutdoorPond Margins

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

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