Epimedium sempervirens
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ep-ih-MEE-dee-um sem-per-VEE-renz
- Description
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Bishops Hat is a drought-tolerant ground cover for the shade garden that spreads by rhizomes. It prefers light to moderate shade in average to organically enriched, medium moist, well-drained, acidic soil. The 1-2 inch blooms are held above the foliage in tightly packed racemes in spring and range in color from white to purple depending on the cultivar. The plant will form nice clumps in time. The foliage is also attractive with spring and fall color changes. It is evergreen in zones 7 and above.
Use Bishops Hat in shady borders, rock gardens, woodland areas or line a walkway.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Cherry Hearts'
Red edged foliage - ‘Royal Flush’
Redder spring foliage - 'Violet'
Lavender flowers
- 'Cherry Hearts'
- 'Cherry Hearts', ‘Royal Flush’, 'Violet'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Cherry Hearts'
Red edged foliage - ‘Royal Flush’
Redder spring foliage - 'Violet'
Lavender flowers
- 'Cherry Hearts'
- 'Cherry Hearts', ‘Royal Flush’, 'Violet'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Epimedium
- Species:
- sempervirens
- Family:
- Berberidaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- 1-2 inch spidery blooms in racemes of 8-10 flowers have long recurved spurs. Bloom time is April-May.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Compound, medium green leaves with pointed, heart-shaped leaflets on wiry stems is red tinge in spring, green in summer and yellow, red, or bronze in fall
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
