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Bishop’s Hat

AKA: Barrenwort, Fairy wings

Epimedium x rubrum

This plant looks great all year, turning from a light green in summer to a rusty red in the winter. It’s lovely and just about bulletproof. My only issue is getting myself out in the garden in winter at the right time to cut back the old foliage before the beautiful little flowers emerge in late March/early April. This is because the old foliage still looks great at that time (and it’s cold outside in early March!)

  • Plant Type
  • Perennial
    • Shade Grade
    • A
    • Light Requirement
    • Part Shade
    • Location
    • Front Garden
    Nursery Tag

    Carpeting perennial with dense heart-shaped leaves, tinged brownish red in spring, turning orange red in autumn. Small reddish-pink flowers rise on stems in spring. Height: 12" width: 16". Plant in moist but well-draining soil.

    Gardener's Log

    05/2007: Planted in front of rhododendron along the front sidewalk.

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    epimedium rubrum photo

    Photo by Lorianne DiSabato

    epimedium rubrum photo

    Photo by gardentrek

    Epimedium rubrum

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    Barrenwort

    Shade Grade

    A

    This plant is the magic combination of beautiful, hardy, drought tolerant and (just about) evergreen.

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    Hi! I'm Lorie and I wrangle plants in a muddy, feral shade garden in the Pacific Northwest. I built this site to serve as a gardening journal and quasi-accurate record of planting successes and failures. My goal is to help "future me" be a better gardener. I hope what I've learned along the way can be useful to you too. Thanks for visiting!

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