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barrenwort 'Purple Pixie'

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Purple Pixie' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial 20-30cm high, with deciduous, pinnate leaves, 30cm long, formed of usually nine ovate to heart-shaped, spiny-edged leaflets which emerge purple-bronze and mature to green, and dark purple buds which open to flowers of dark pink-purple sepals and pale purple petals with white-tipped spurs in late spring and early summer; Epimedium leaves may be used for their nests by leaf-cutting bees

Scientific classification

Species: barrenwort 'Purple Pixie' (Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie')
Genus: Epimedium
Family: Berberidaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Partial shade
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Distribution of barrenwort 'Purple Pixie'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of barrenwort 'Purple Pixie'

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barrenwort 'Purple Pixie' care guide

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging
Watering: Partial shade
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Watering

Moderate regular watering, avoid prolonged drought or waterlogging

Fertilizing

Balanced feed in spring and light repeat in growth season

Pruning

No pruning required, but cutting back in late winter or early spring, before flower spikes form, will improve appearance

Propagation

Propagate by division in autumn or after flowering; or by root cuttings of rhizomes, kept under glass in winter, and planted out after all danger of frost has passed; propagation for resale is prohibited without a licence

Growing

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained and preferably slightly acidic soil in partial shade, with shelter from cold, drying winds; where frosts are prolonged or severe, spread an organic mulch such as leaf mould or composted bark to protect plants over winter

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