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  • EPIMEDIUM 'Amber Queen'
    EPIMEDIUM 'Amber Queen'
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    EPIMEDIUM 'Amber Queen'

    Commonly known as Barrenwort, Bishop's hat

     AWARD
    Orange flowers in profusion. Sometimes blooms again in autumn
     
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    • Good to know
      Clip back old leaves in late winter or early spring before flower spikes form
    • Pests & Diseases
      Vine weevil, mosaic virus
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. UK. Robin White, Hants.
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
      Thick, heart-shaped, toothed, mid-green leaves flushed and mottled red-brown when new
    • Orange
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      45cm (18in)
    • Spread
      30cm (12in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial. Produces spider-like flowers with off-white spurs in long, arching sprays
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    • Herbaceous
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Humus-rich. An Asiatic variety.
    • Full shade
    • Partial shade
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      45cm (18in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        30cm (12in)
       
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