
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
- slugs
- vine weevils
- mosaic virus
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: Epimedium (Barrenwort), with E. grandiflorum 'Rose Queen' shown
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Groundcovers: Planting and Care (HGIC 1100)
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