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  • EPIMEDIUM x youngianum 'Niveum'
    EPIMEDIUM x youngianum 'Niveum'
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    EPIMEDIUM x youngianum 'Niveum'

    Commonly known as Barrenwort, Bishop's hat

    Snow white
     
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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.
    • Deciduous
      Leaves are divided into 2-9 leaflets, 2-8cm (¾-3in) long, on red-tinted leaf stalks. Leaves are thin, wavy-margined and almost spineless. Produces colourful young foliage.
    • White
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      20-30cm (8-12in)
    • Spread
      30cm (12in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Clump-forming rhizomatous perennial. Produces flowers to 1cm (½in) across, sometimes spurred
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
      European variety. Will tolerate dry shade.
    • Partial shade
      Shelter from cold drying winds.
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      20-30cm (8-12in)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Hand Trowel
        30cm (12in)
       
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