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barrenwort 'Merlin' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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barrenwort 'Merlin'

Epimedium × youngianum 'Merlin'

Low Maintenance

Genus: Epimedium
Family: Berberidaceae

About this plant

'Merlin' is a compact herbaceous perennial, to 35cm in height, with broadly-ovalleaves, tinged bronze when young, before turning pale green in summer. Flowers open from purple, pointed buds to reveal burgundy and white spurless flowers,15mm wide, 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

OutdoorSubmerged AquaticBog 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

Ten To Twenty Years