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EPIMEDIUM 'Amber Queen'
Commonly known as Barrenwort, Bishop's hat
Orange flowers in profusion. Sometimes blooms again in autumn
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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
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Orange -
Height - 45cm (18in) -
Spread - 30cm (12in)
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Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial - clump-forming rhizomatous perennial. Produces spider-like flowers with off-white spurs in long, arching sprays
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Ground cover - These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
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Herbaceous - Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
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Hardy - very cold winter - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
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Additional Features - 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. -
Hardiness - Fully hardy
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Soil Conditions - Fertile moist well-drained soil - humus-rich. An Asiatic variety.
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Wildlife - Rabbit Resistant
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