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Barrenwort growing in a garden

How to grow barrenwort

Epimedium grandiflorum

When to plant barrenwort

Propagate barrenwort in late summer by division, and divide established clumps every three to four years to keep them vigorous (NC State). It grows as a ground cover in shade to part shade in moist, well-drained, fertile soil and tolerates dry shade once established.

Barrenwort is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Spacing
12 to 18 in apart
Sun
Shade
Soil pH
6 to 7

Common problems

Sources

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