Scientific Name:
Epimedium
x
cantabrigiense
Pronunciation:
ep-ih-MEE-dee-um ex kan-tuh-bridge-ee-EN-see
Common Name:
barrenwort
Family Name:
Berberidaceae
Plant Type:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial, Semi-evergreen
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, biternate, leaflets pinnately compound, pinnae ovate, most blades 5-7cm long x 3-5cm wide, base cordate-sagittate, margin spinose, reddish in spring, tinted bronze in fall; flowers 1-1.5cm wide, spurless, yellow and tinged pinkish-beige, April-May.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (E. alpinum x E. pubigerum)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Ground cover, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Leaflets stalked
Colour in Fall:
Green, Bronze
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Sagittate
Margins:
Spinose
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Cruciform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow, Pink, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
