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broad-petalled barrenwort

Epimedium platypetalum

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Genus: Epimedium
Family: Berberidaceae

About this plant

E. platypetalum is a clump-forming rhizomatous perennial 25cm high, with evergreen leaves of three heart-shaped leaflets, each up to 4cm long, which emerge mottled with red and brown in spring, mature to deep green, and are flushed with purple in autumn, and many flowers with very small white sepals and spurless, bell-shaped, lemon-yellow petals, from spring to early summer; 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

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Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth FacingWest 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, thought it will tolerate drier conditions than some other Epimedium species; 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 seed, sown in containers in a cold frame as soon as they are ripe in summer; 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

Ground CoverCottage Informal

Planting Places

OutdoorBog GardenPond MarginsGreenhouseSubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

AutumnWinterSpringSummer

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