About
This semi-evergreen perennial to 30cm tall with heart-shaped to rounded leaves that emerge heavily-flushed and edged with red in spring, maturing to green and often turning reddish-green in autumn and winter. Loose sprays of flowers are borne on upright stems in spring and comprise pinkish-red outer petals surrounding creamy-yellow inner petals.
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 typeLoam, Sand, Clay
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectNorth-facing, West-facing, East-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH6
Plant details
Plant typeHerbaceous Perennial
HabitClump forming
FoliageSemi evergreen
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 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 the best display of new foliage and flowers
PropagationPropagate by division
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to vine weevils, slugs and snails
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to a virus