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Epimedium pinnatum
Caucasian Barrenwort is a slowly spreading evergreen perennial grown for its leathery leaves and bright yellow spurred flowers in late spring. It does best in moist, fertile soil in a sheltered, partly shaded spot, and suits underplanting under shrubs and trees.
Epimedium pinnatum is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae, native to northern Iran. It is a slowly-spreading evergreen perennial growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, with oval hairy leaves and bright yellow spurred flowers in late spring and early summer.
The Latin specific epithet pinnatum means "with leaves growing on either side of the stalk".
Epimedium acuminatum · Barrenwort · Epimedium fargesii · Epimedium franchetii · Barrenwort · Rowdy Lamb Herb
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epimedium pinnatum 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.
