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Epimedium acuminatum

Epimedium acuminatum
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0

Epimedium acuminatum, the acuminate barrenwort, is a rhizomatous woodland perennial from south-central and southeast China, grown for its foliage and spring flowers. It prefers shade and moist, well-drained soil.

Family
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and water in dry spells; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil with leaf mould.
Temperature
Hardy to around -15 °C; comfortable in cool temperate conditions.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SC. China (to Guangxi)
Climate
temperate

About

Epimedium acuminatum, called the acuminate barrenwort, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Epimedium, native to south-central and southeast China. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Epimedium plants

Barrenwort · Epimedium fargesii · Epimedium franchetii · Barrenwort · Caucasian Barrenwort · Rowdy Lamb Herb

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epimedium acuminatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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