About
Sparkler' is a spring-flowering, evergreen perennial to about 50cm tall. New foliage emerges reddish-purple in colour and wiry, black stems bear hanging, spurred white-yellow flowers.
About the genus
Epimedium are rhizomatous perennials with evergreen or deciduous, ternately or pinnately divided leaves, and open sprays of small, bowl-shaped flowers, often with prominent spurs, in mid to late spring
Growing conditions
SunlightFull shade, Partial shade
Soil typeClay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectNorth-facing, West-facing, East-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitMatforming
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesCity and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a fertile, moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in full or partial shade; shelter from cold, drying winds
PruningCut back old foliage in late winter before new flower stems emerge for best display of new foliage and flowers
PropagationPropagate by division
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevil
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to a virus