Fairy Wings Epimedium x perralchicum
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Fairy Wings:
- Phonetic Spelling
- ep-ih-MEE-dee-um pair-RAL-kee-kum
- Description
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Yellow epimedium is a clump-forming rhizomatous evergreen ground cover. It prefers light to moderate shade and does well in any well-drained garden soil. It is drought tolerant once established so tolerates being planted under trees. It forms a dense ground cover that will help block weed growth. The attractive yellow flowers appear in spring and the heart-shaped foliage is bronzy mottled in spring and fall but green during the summer. It stays attractive all year long.
Use this plant in shady borders, along walkways, naturalized areas, woodland areas or under trees.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Frohnleiten'
Compact, brighter yellow flowers held above foliage - Wisley’
Pale green leaves in spring, yellow flowers
- 'Frohnleiten'
- 'Frohnleiten', Wisley’
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Frohnleiten'
Compact, brighter yellow flowers held above foliage - Wisley’
Pale green leaves in spring, yellow flowers
- 'Frohnleiten'
- 'Frohnleiten', Wisley’
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Epimedium
- Family:
- Berberidaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Used in Asian herbal medicine
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Asia
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Drought tolerant
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- 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
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Panicles of bright yellow 4-petaled flowers in spring
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Undulate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The compound, medium green, mottled leaves with 2-3 pointed, heart-shaped leaflets are up to 3 inches long. Mottling of the leaves occurs in spring and fall. Margins are slightly wavy and spiny.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Wiry green stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Slope/Bank
- Walkways
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
