| Description | A long lasting ground cover for the shaded to semi-shaded areas of the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (ep-MEE-de-um)(grand-i-FLO-rum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | shade to semi-shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | prefers humus rich well drained acid soils but seems to tolerate a good average garden soil |
| Flowers | dark rose and white, last three weeks in May |
| Leaves | emerge as chocolate-brown fades to medium green |
| Dimensions | Slow to get established and fills in slowly. |
| Maintenance | cut back the old foliage in the spring. Good organic mulch helps the plants get established. |
| Propagation | division in the late summer |
| Native Site | Species is native to Japan, China and Korea. |
| Cultivar Origin | Found by the late Harold Epstein (New York, USA) in his garden. |
| Author's Notes | I have used Epimedium in many shade gardens and they proved to be a dependable plant. I have one bed that is over 23 years old (as of 2015). |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) ,#79-Perennials For Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) ,#167-Boerner Botanical Gardens (Wisconsin USA), bloom period data base (www.boernerbotanicalgardens.org/support/documents/2012%20Bloomers.pdf |
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