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Epimedium grandiflorum 'Tama No Genpei' Common Names: Barrenwort

Description:

This popular Japanese deciduous clumping E. 'Tama No Genpei' emerges in spring with attractive purple tinted foliage. The first of the purple and white bicolor flowers are held just above the foliage, but rise higher, eventually to 16" tall. Epimediums will never be the traffic stoppers like roses, but these perennials are the unsung workhorses that tie the woodland garden together. Epimediums are easy to grow, tenacious perennials that provide a welcome first breath of spring with their airy flowers, then a solid backdrop of attractive foliage for the remainder of the growing season. Epimediums can either be used as a woodland specimen, or some of the faster multiplying species make great groundcovers for small areas.

Recommendations:

- Plant at any time of year, but don't forget to water it throughout the first year. It grows very slowly at first, then the clumps fill out. By dividing them every three years, you will soon have a veritable carpet of several square metres from a single plant. - At the end of winter, cut away the old growth to accentuate the blooms. Use this opportunity to add a well-rotted peat or compost mulch.

Attributes   Plant Group: Ground Cover Hardiness: Zones 4 - 7 Type: Perennial Mature Size: Height 20-40 cm (8-16 in) x Width Flowering Period: Spring Flowering Attributes: Purple and white bicolor (Small) Foliage Attributes: Purple Evergreen foliage. Culture   Light: Shade Only Soil: Humus-rich Miscellaneous   Propagation Methods: Division

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