Buy Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie'

Also Known As

Barrenwort
Bishop's Hat

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 9"-12"
W: 12"-15"

planting zones

5a-9b

Mature Division--Bare Root | $18

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Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie' plant details

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial groundcover with burgundy and green foliage. In spring purple and white flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in clay, rich, rocky and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: berberidaceae
Foliage: deciduous burgundy and green
Mature size: 12 IN - 15 IN - wide, 9 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: purple and white blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, heart-shaped leaves, long-lived, rock garden, spreading, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie'

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

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zn 4. Deep purple blooms. Olive green foliage.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Discovered in the garden of former Mt. Cuba Center Director, Richard Lighty, this purple flowered selection is known for its vigor and ease of growth. Plants form 12-15" wide clumps in about 3-4 years. Flowers dance on short wiry stems above the 9-10" tall clumps in mid spring.

By: Avant Gardens

Emerging heart-shaped leaves are flushed with burgundy below springtime racemes of rose-pink flowers with white spurs and cups. 15"T Minimum temperature: -20 °F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Epimedium grandiflorum- Leaves emerge green with shades of rose topped by violet purple flowers with long white spurs in spring. Nice, compact mound. Plant in partial sun to nearly full shade. Height 9”-12”. Zones 4-9. Deciduous.

By: Sebright Gardens

With a name that's quite apropos, this Richard Lighty introduction conjures fanciful flowers distinguished by vivid purple sepals and extended white spurs. Exquisitely detailed blooms dance on dark wire-thin stems above a marvelous bed of damson-flushed springtime foliage. Generating a compact, yet plucky ground cover, the heartlike leaves develop olive green hues and maroon margins as they mature. 'Purple Pixie' will impart enchanting accents to the dappled recesses of your garden, especially when nestled alongside Geranium 'Claudine Dupont'. (pp#13,966)