Buy Epimedium wushanense 'Sandy Claws'

Also Known As

Epimedium wushanense 'Spiny Leaves'
Sandy Claws Fairy Wings

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 15"
W: 48"

planting zones

6a-8b

Mature Division--Bare Root | $20

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Fewer than 18 at Sebright Gardens

3" x 5" | $15

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Epimedium wushanense 'Sandy Claws' plant details

Epimedium wushanense 'Sandy Claws' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial groundcover with chocolate 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 wushanense 'Sandy Claws'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: berberidaceae
Foliage: evergreen chocolate and green
Mature size: 48 IN wide, 15 IN tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, long-lived, rock garden, spiky, spreading, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Epimedium wushanense 'Sandy Claws'

USDA Zones: 6a - 8b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, rabbit and snail / slug
Soil needs: clay, rich, rocky and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

From Daryl Probst, stunning evergreen clumps of bright merlot, slender, toothed foliage in spring, slowly fading to green. Spring flowers are ivory dancers like little fairies over the leaves. 14-16” tall spreading to 2’ or more over time. Bright shade, decent soil, regular moisture but tolerant of dry shade once established. Critter resistant.

By: Secret Garden Growers

E. ‘SANDY CLAWS’ - is a slowly spreading evergreen barron wort. The flowers are white, but not exciting. However, the foliage is spiny, long and deep green in summer-fall. The new growth is chocolate colored. A very beautiful foliage plant.

By: Gossler Farms

Spiny leaved E. wushanense selection from Darryl Probst. Glossy leaves are of heavy substance, up to 6" long and very spiny. New leaves are bronze to dark purple tinged. Soft yellow flowers.

By: Avant Gardens

A spiny leaf form of Epimedium Wushenense. Leaflets emerge bronze-red aging to glossy, shiny green w/ very long, narrow prominently spiny leaves; Wow! Long spurred, pale yellow flowers in spring. 15” tall. Zones 5 to 9. Evergreen.