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Herbaceous Perennial

Epimedium 'Kodai Murasaki'
  • RHS AGM

barrenwort 'Kodai Murasaki'

A Spring flowering, vigorous, deciduous perennial growing to 50cm tall with light green foliage and black stems bearing hanging reddish-purple spurs

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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Purple Green
Summer Green
Autumn Orange Red
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

North–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H6
Botanical details
Family
Berberidaceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Spreading branched
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, humus rich, moist but well drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds

Propagation

Propagate by division

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Ground cover
Pruning

Cut back old foliage in late Winter before new flower stems emerge for best display of new foliage and flowers

Pests

May be susceptible to vine weevils

Diseases

May be susceptible to a virus

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