Barrenwort

Tiny bright yellow spring flowers held on delicate, wiry stems above bronze-flushed, deep green, heart-shaped leaves. A beautiful, all-year-round, groundcover plant for a shady, moist site. This epimedium looks especially good in garden borders since the delicate, star-shaped flowers are held on taller stems.Position: partial shadeSoil: humus-rich, moist, well-drained soilRate of growth: slow-growingFlowering period: April to MayFlower colour: bright yellowOther features: the leaves are valuable for winter flower displaysHardiness: fully hardyGarden care: In early spring remove dead and damaged leaves before the flowers appear and apply a thick mulch of compost or well-rotted compost around the crown of the plant. Lift and divide large clumps in autumnThis plant forms part of the Spring Border Collection. Click here to view the border
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