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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 15 to 20 inches (38-50cm)
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches (30-45cm)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flower Color: Purple
White
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Groundcover
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Bishop's Hat
  • Fairy Wing

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Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 4000-01-12
Epimedium fargesii
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2019-04-15
Flower up close.
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: April 16, 2012
Flower details, with characteristic "shooting star" shape flower

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: April 15, 2010
Flower details, with characteristic "shooting star" shape flower
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: April 1, 2016
An evergreen species, covered with new growth that's a cinnamon c
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: May 18, 2014
New foliage "greens up" as the flowers start opening up.
Location: St Louis
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: May 12, 2017
In this view, can see the evergreen foliage at the base, new foli
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