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Epimedium X rubrum

Red Barrenwort

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Information by: Jerry Sortomme        Photographer: Linda Engstrom, JJ Neilso

 

Description

Epimedium X rubrum is a semievergreen hybrid that grows to 1 ft. high. Flowers, borne in showy clusters, have crimson inner sepals, pale yellow or white petals, and upward-curving spurs.

 

Sun

Half, Shade

Water

Medium

Growth Rate

Slow

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam

Soil Condition

Rich, Moist

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Consider replacing some lawn areas with groundcovers, trees, and shrubs.

Good candidates for removal are portions of large lawns, areas where no one uses the grass, patches that don't grow well, or spaces too small to water without overspray.