| Description | A long lasting ground cover for the shaded to semi-shaded areas of the garden. Produces many clear white flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | {ep-MEE-dee-um)(yun-gee-AYE-num) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | shade, semi shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | prefers humus rich soil well drained acid soils but seems to tolerate a good average garden soil |
| Flowers | white, pendulous, about .75 inches and lacking spurs and early spring blooming. |
| Leaves | compound, arising from the base, usually 9 leaflets that are ovate and pointed, serrated, a tinge of red in the early spring |
| Dimensions | reaches 6-8 inches tall space 8 inches on center. |
| Maintenance | Cut back the old dead leaves in the spring before the new foilage emerges. |
| Propagation | division in the late summer |
| Native Site | Japan |
| Cultivar Origin | Young's Barrenwort is a cross between E. diphyllum and E. grandiflorum. |
| Author's Notes | Although I have not grown this cultivar, other Epimedium have lasted for over 20 years (as of 2012) in gardens for me. Seem to be slow to start but given a few years they get established and flourish. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #79-Perennials For Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) |
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