Scientific
Name
Epimedium x youngianum
'Niveum'
Common
Name
White epimedium |
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Hardiness
Zones: 5 to 8 |
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Habit:
Herbaceous
perennial
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Growth
Rate: Moderate
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Size: .5 to .7 feet; spread of 1 to 1.5
feet |
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Site
Requirements: Light to moderate
shade; average to organically enriched, medium moist, well-drained
soil
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Form:
Clump |
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Texture:
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Foliage: Compound,
medium green leaves with pointed heart-shaped leaflets on wiry stems;
red tinge in spring, green in summer, deep red in fall |
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Flower/Fruit: Stalks
of clear white flowers in spring; blooms later than most epimediums |
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Comments: Spreads
by rhizomes; drought tolerant
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Cultivars:
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