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    EPIMEDIUM
    EPIMEDIUM 'Spine Tingler'
    EPIMEDIUM 'Spine Tingler'
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    EPIMEDIUM 'Spine Tingler'

    Commonly known as Barrenwort, Bishop's hat

    AWARD
    ('Sphinx Twinkler') - soft yellow flowers appear above spiny marginal burgundy-brown leaves
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch
    Delivery Information
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    £14.00 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ for £12.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC - Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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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
      China. Unnamed species collected in Sichuan province by Darrell Probst. Introduced in 2008
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
      narrow, holly-like leaves to 12cm (5in) long by 2.5cm (1in) wide
    • Yellow
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      30cm (12in)
    • Spread
      30cm (12in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Clump-forming, compact, rhizomatous perennial. Small, spurred flowers are carried in open racemes
    • 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.
    • Partial shade
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      30cm (12in)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
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