| Description | A long lasting ground cover for the shaded to semi-shaded areas of the garden. E. cantabrigiense is one of the larger Epimediums with yellow to beige to pinkish flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (epi-MEE-dee-um) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | shade to 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 | pinkish to beige and yellow flowers, early sping blooming |
| Leaves | mid-green, glossy leaves display variable colors in autumn, simple and ovate |
| Dimensions | clump forming, slow to get established and fill in |
| Maintenance | Cut back the old foliage in the spring. Good organic mulch helps the plants get established. |
| Propagation | division |
| Native Site | Species is native to Japan, China and Korea. |
| Cultivar Origin | A hybrid of E. alpinum and E. pubigerum |
| Author's Notes | Although I have not grown this cultivar, other Epimedium have lasted for over 25 years (as of 2015) in gardens for me. Seem to be slow to start but given a few years they get established and flourish. |
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