Epimedium Rubrum is a versatile perennial groundcover that brings multi-seasonal interest to shaded garden areas. This hybrid beauty, commonly known as red barrenwort or bishop's hat, features heart-shaped leaves that emerge with striking red tints in spring before maturing to green with red margins. In mid-spring, delicate crimson and white flowers dance above the foliage, creating a charming display in woodland gardens and shaded borders.
A Shade Garden Essential
The Epimedium Rubrum offers numerous benefits that make it a must-have for challenging garden spaces:
- Fast-growing groundcover that reaches 12 inches in height with a spreading habit
- Drought-tolerant once established, thriving in dry shade where other plants struggle
- Deer and rabbit resistant, making it ideal for gardens with wildlife pressure
- Multi-seasonal interest with spring flowers, summer foliage, and bronze-red fall color
- Low maintenance requirements with minimal care needed after establishment
- Heart-shaped foliage creates an attractive carpet beneath trees and shrubs
This exceptional perennial combines beauty with practicality, solving the common gardening challenge of finding attractive plants for difficult shaded areas.
Planting and Growing Information
Plant Epimedium Rubrum in partial shade to sun locations in well-drained soil. Spring is the ideal planting time, allowing roots to establish before summer heat arrives. Cut back old foliage in late winter to showcase the emerging spring flowers and new growth. Hardy in zones 4-8, this adaptable perennial blooms in spring at approximately 12 inches tall. For best results, space plants to allow for their spreading habit, as they will gradually form a dense, weed-suppressing mat.
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EAN code31560101
- CatalogWholesale Growers
- Singular UnitBare Root
- Bloom Height12" / 30 cm
- Light RequirementsPartial Shade, Sun
- Bloom TimeSpring
- SizeI
- Packaged in250
- Zone4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- UsesDeer Resistant
- Shipping Time FrameSpring