EPIMEDIUM pinnatum subsp. colchicum
Small
Shade
Yellow
Reasonable soil
Spring
RHS Award of Garden Merit
Description
Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum
Height x Spread: 30cm x 45cm
Delicate sprays of small, vivid yellow flowers appear in mid to late spring above a spreading mat of heart-shaped evergreen foliage.
This plant is far tougher than its graceful flowers suggest. It can survive hard winters in the UK, if sheltered from cold drying winds and planted in a moist, free draining soil, which is also nutrient and humus-rich. Thriving in partial shade, it is ideal for adding texture and colour to a woodland garden, but also makes unusual and very attractive groundcover. Removing old leaves to ground level in late winter helps to showcase the flowers even more.
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