Scientific Name Epimedium sempervirens Common Name Bishop's hat

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	Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
	Habit: Herbaceous perennial
	Growth Rate: Moderate
	Size: 6 to 15 inches; spread of 8 to 18 inches
	Site Requirements: Light to moderate shade; average to organically enriched, medium moist, well-drained soil
	Form: Clump
	Texture: --
	Foliage: Compound, medium green leaves with pointed, heart-shaped leaflets on wiry stems; red tinge in spring, green in summer, yellow, red, bronze in fall
	Flower/Fruit: --
	Comments: Spreads by rhizomes; drought tolerant
	Cultivars: --

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