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Epimedium acuminatum
Barrenwort
Origin: China, Yunnan and Sichuan.
| Family |
| Berberidaceae |
| Genus |
| Epimedium |
| Species |
| acuminatum |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -18 - (-12) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 0 - 10 |
| Height |
| 30 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A tall, slow spreading evergreen plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in partial shade to full sun in moist well-drained soil. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Mountainous regions of southwestern China. |
| Leaf Description |
| Evergreen leaves are trifoliate, divided into three lance-shaped leaflets, medium green and often mottled with pink, yellow and red but towards maturity turning dark green. The leaves are particularly attractive in the spring. Glaucous underside. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers measure 4 cm with red sepals. Petals are pale yellow but occasionally white or light pink; flowers spurred. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate from seed or by division. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The dried roots are used as a male aphrodisiac. |
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