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Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum

Evergreen Barrenwort

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum – This evergreen Barrenwort displays large sunny yellow flowers in spring that glow in the shade garden. This species sports glossy green leaves that are leathery and evergreen for us in northeastern Connecticut. It's easy, tough and an excellent ground cover in dry shade. It's a clumper with moderate increase - happy in dry shade and very drought tolerant once established. Get it established and then forget about it! Established potted Barrenwort by division.


Height:

8-12 in

Colors:

Yellow

Zone:

4 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Four Seasons

Nature Attraction

  • Deer Resistant

Light

  • Dappled Shade
  • Shade

Attributes

  • Border
  • Woodland
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Cottage Garden
  • Edging
  • Evergreen
  • Ground Cover

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Medium

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Draining

Origins

  • Caspian Sea Region

Propagated By

  • Division