Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee' is a captivating woodland perennial that brings enchantment to shaded garden spaces. Often called "Lilac Fairy" or "Barrenwort," this delicate yet resilient plant features spidery lavender-violet blooms that dance above attractive foliage. With its compact growth habit and multi-season interest, 'Lilafee' offers landscapers and garden designers a versatile solution for challenging shaded areas where beauty and durability are equally important.
Garden Performance and Features
'Lilafee' delivers exceptional performance in partial to full shade environments, making it an invaluable addition to professional landscape designs. This premium perennial offers:
- Striking lavender-violet flowers with distinctive long spurs that appear in mid to late spring
- Attractive foliage that emerges with bronze-red tints in spring, matures to medium green, then transforms to rich red in fall
- Compact, clump-forming habit reaching 8-18 inches in height with a 12-18 inch spread
- Excellent drought tolerance once established, reducing maintenance requirements
- Superior deer resistance, ideal for properties with wildlife pressure
- Effective ground cover capabilities that naturally suppress weeds
- Butterfly-attracting blooms that enhance garden biodiversity
'Lilafee' creates a sophisticated understory planting that complements other shade-loving perennials like hostas, ferns, and astilbes in layered landscape designs.
Planting and Growing Information
Plant 'Lilafee' in humus-rich, well-drained soil in partial to full shade locations. This adaptable perennial thrives in USDA hardiness zones 4-8, making it suitable for diverse climate conditions across the United States. For best results, space plants 12-18 inches apart to allow for natural spread. Cut back old foliage in late winter before new growth emerges to showcase the spring flowers. 'Lilafee' blooms reliably in mid to late spring, with its attractive foliage providing interest throughout the growing season.
Professional Landscape Solutions
Enhance your landscape projects with wholesale quantities of Epimedium 'Lilafee' from DeVroomen. Our premium bare root plants are available in convenient packages of 25, perfect for commercial installations and landscape designs. As a trusted supplier since 1925, we provide top-quality plants that ensure your projects succeed. Order online through our wholesale portal to access our complete selection of professional-grade perennials and flowering bulbs. Remember that DeVroomen products are available exclusively to qualified trade customers, including landscapers, contractors, and garden centers.
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EAN code4237
- CatalogWholesale Growers
- Singular UnitBare Root
- Bloom Height8" / 20 cm
- Light RequirementsPartial Shade, Sun
- Bloom TimeSpring
- SizeI
- Packaged in25
- Zone4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- UsesDeer Resistant
- Shipping Time FrameSpring