Epimedium × rubrum
"Bishop's Hat"
Great for shade
Good for cutting
Perfect for pots
RHS Award of Garden Merit
Packed in peat-free compost
Hardy throughout the UK
Description
Epimedium × rubrum has heart-shaped leaves that are bronze when young, turning to mid-green before darkening to red-brown in autumn. In late spring, pretty little crimson and pale-yellow flowers appear, on wiry stems. These flowers look like tiny hats, which has given rise to the plant’s common name of Bishop's Hat. This epimedium has a spreading habit, which works beautifully in shady, woodland borders!
Slow-to-spread, Epimedium × rubrum is perhaps best used in a grouping of three or more, set as ground cover plants beneath deciduous trees and shrubs. They bring lightness and airiness to the border. In fact, this plant is so highly regarded by experts, that the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has given it the coveted Award of Garden Merit. It’s a delightful, easy-to-grow hardy perennial plant and, even better, the flowers do not need deadheading.
Details for Epimedium × rubrum
Colour:
Crimson + pale yellow
Height:
25-35 cm / 10-14"
Planting season:
Spring
Flowering time:
Summer
Botanical name:
Epimedium × rubrum
Light requirements:
Partial shade / full shade
Soil moisture:
Average
Naturalising:
Strong
Perennial:
Yes
Planting & Care
- Soak the roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting out
- Plant your Epimedium bare roots into temporary pots in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
- Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots
- Plant the roots so that they are fully submerged with the shoots just below the surface or any top growth exposed
- Plant in borders or containers in early summer once in full growth
- Space the Epimedium plants 20-30cm apart
- Water-in after planting and keep hydrated when in growth
- Read more in our planting guide
Delivery schedule
- Orders placed before 1 March 2022
You can expect your order in March 2022 - Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2022
You can expect your order in April 2022 - Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2022
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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