Epimedium Grandiflorum 'Lilafee' (Barrenwort)

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Position: partial shade
Soil: humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
Rate of growth: slow-growing
Flowering period: April to May
Flower colour: violet-purple
Other features: the leaves are valuable for winter flower displays
Hardiness: fully hardy
Sprays of tiny lilac-purple spring flowers suspended on delicate, wiry stems above bronze-flushed, light-green leaves. This elegant foliage plant is perfect for a lightly shaded site, with moist soil. Handsome leaves resembling lopsided hearts look lovely at the front of a shady border or growing next to woodland plants.Garden care: In early spring remove dead and damaged leaves before the flowers appear and apply a thick mulch of compost or well rotted compost around the crown of the plant. Lift and divide large clumps in autumn.

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