Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum' - Barrenwort
Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum' - Barrenwort

Barrenwort

Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum'

Also called Bishop's Hat

  • Pure white star-shaped flowers rise above the foliage on thin wiry stems
  • Blooms later in the spring than other cultivars of epimedium
  • Fine-toothed triangular leaves emerge red and fade to green with a red tinge
  • Colour deepens to a red again in the fall
  • Not evergreen like others in the genus
  • Bloom Time: Early to late spring

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
White

HEIGHT:
20-30 cm

SPREAD:
30-45 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Grows best in an average to moist, well-drained soil in partial shade. Epimedium spread by rhizomes and are slow to establish. Once established, they make a tidy ground cover for dry, shady locations. Pruning in late winter will encourage fresh leaves and profuse flowers.

Additional Notes about Barrenwort:


Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum' is a cross between Epimedium diphyllum and Epimedium grandiflorum.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color
FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
HABIT:
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
Bronze
LANDSCAPE USES:
Woodland/woods edge