Epimedium x rubrum
BISHOP'S HAT, RED BARRENWORT
Berberidaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.4m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

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Garden Styles: suits oriental & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: slow

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant

 
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Epimedium x rubrum
BISHOP'S HAT, RED BARRENWORT
Berberidaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 4-10

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.4m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

FEATURES

Flowers: crimson

Flowering Time: mid spring to late spring

Leaves: mid green; bronze-red new leaves; purple-red in autumn; turning purple-red in winter

Bark & Stems: spiny leaves


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits oriental & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: slow

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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