Epimedium davidii

Also Known As

Barrenwort

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 10"-12"
W: 16"-20"

planting zones

5a-9b

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Epimedium davidii plant details

Epimedium davidii is a broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover with bronze and green foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with bright shade - shade and regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in clay, rich, rocky and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Epimedium davidii

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: berberidaceae
Foliage: evergreen bronze and green
Mature size: 16 IN - 20 IN - wide, 10 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, heart-shaped leaves, long-lived, rock garden, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Epimedium davidii

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: clay, rich, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A choice evergreen species, its flower has strongly curved yellow petal spurs and yellow sepals. It blooms fairly early in spring and lasts later than most -sometimes even into July. 10 - 15" T Minimum temperature: -20 °F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

New, heart shaped leaves are copper colored in Spring topped w/ large yellow flowers w/ red inner sepals on 12"-24" stems. Approx. 12"tall. Zones 4-9. Evergreen.

By: Sebright Gardens

Fantastic as a massed groundcover or bright accent in the woodland, davidii features rather large long spurred bright yellow flowers held well above the jagged toothed glossy evergreen foliage. Some growers cut the evergreen foliage types back in spring to better display the brilliant emerging new spring growth, we seldom get around to it and they still look good. ZONE 4

By: Arrowhead Alpines

A showy species with large deep yellow flowers and curiously small red inner sepals. The flowers are held well above the evergreen foliage, which is bronze tinged when new. Clumping.

By: Edelweiss Perennials

Blooms: spring-summer, yellow, large spurs/ red spotted new growth, evergreen foliage Zone 5-9. 18", China, part shade-shade, moist, well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

Not often found in the trade, this species of Fairy Wings or Barrenwort can be found in its native habitat growing on moist, limestone cliffs and near streams in western Sichuan Province, P.R. China. Despite this, it adapts well to acid soils. The small nodding pale yellow blossoms, accented with red, begin blooming in mid spring and continue, although in lesser quantities, into July. New foliar growth is tinted copper, gradually becoming olive green. 12" tall, slowly spreading to 2' or more.