Epimedium 'Pink Champagne'
barrenwort 'Pink Champagne'
'Pink Champagne' is a semi-evergreen perennial to about 50cm with wiry stems supporting tapered, bright green leaves flushed with pinky-red and speckled with purple, most strongly as new leaves emerge in spring. Pale pink flowers with dark pink centres are borne in airy sprays in mid- to late spring
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Pink | Red Purple Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Purple Green | |||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full shade
- Partial shade
Aspect
North–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Berberidaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Habit
- Matforming
- Genus
Epimedium are rhizomatous perennials with evergreen or deciduous, ternately or pinnately divided leaves, and open sprays of small, bowl-shaped flowers, often with prominent spurs, in mid to late spring
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in full or partial shade; shelter from cold, drying winds
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn or after flowering
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
- Ground cover
- Underplanting of roses and shrubs
Pruning
Cut back old foliage in late winter before new flower stems emerge for the best display of new foliage and flowers
Pests
May be susceptible to vine weevil
Diseases
May be susceptible to a virus
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