Epimedium brevicornu
BARRENWORT, FAIRY WINGS
Berberidaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 5-10

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
0.3m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

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Origins: China-Korea-Taiwan

Other Botanical Names: Epimedium brevicornu f. rotundatum

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Epimedium brevicornu
BARRENWORT, FAIRY WINGS
Berberidaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 5-10

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
0.3m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: mid spring to early summer

Leaves: light green; purple blotched new leaves

Edibility: herbalist herb


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits oriental & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, groundcovers, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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