{"id":2809,"date":"2020-03-28T00:05:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T07:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-66\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:08:32","slug":"growing-epimedium","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/growing-epimedium\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Epimedium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you recommend some Epimedium species and tell me what kind of conditions they prefer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The resources I consulted say that most Epimedium species prefer part shade, and most are evergreen. Some will tolerate a partly sunny site as long as the soil does not dry out.<\/p>\n

Epimedium perralderianum<\/em> has bronze leaves that turn green and last throughout the year. It blooms in March\/April.<\/p>\n

Epimedium<\/em> x rubrum<\/em> prefers shade, so if your site is partly sunny, this might not be the ideal choice.<\/p>\n

Collectors Nursery<\/a> in Battleground, WA, also carries several varieties.<\/p>\n

One gardening website, Paghat’s Garden,<\/a> has especially good information.
The site developer recommends in particular the following varieties:
Epimedium<\/em> x versicolor<\/em> ‘Sulphureum’, or Yellow Epimedium – for its evergreen foliage
Epimedium grandiflorum<\/em> ‘Lilafee’ – for quite striking lavender flowers and evergreen foliage<\/p>\n

Richie Steffen, curator of the Elisabeth C. Miller Garden, is the author of “Epimediums” Queens of the Woodland”<\/a> published in Pacific Horticulture, April 2008.<\/p>\n

A recent book, The Plant Lover’s Guide to Epimediums<\/em><\/a> by Sally Gregson, has excellent illustrations as well as information.<\/p>\n

Epimedium<\/a>, <\/span>Shade-tolerant plants<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can you recommend some Epimedium species and tell me what kind of conditions they prefer?   The resources I consulted say that most Epimedium species prefer part shade, and most are evergreen. Some will tolerate a partly sunny site as long as the soil does not dry out. Epimedium perralderianum has bronze leaves that turn green and last throughout the year. It blooms in March\/April. Epimedium x rubrum prefers shade, so if your site is partly sunny, this might not…<\/p>\n

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