This hybrid rhizomatous perennial has upright overlapping foliage and forms a dense mounded habit. It has bronze tinted mid-green heart-shaped leaflets and the bright yellow pendant saucer-shaped flowers appear in a raceme from mid to late spring.

Hardiness zones 5 to 9

Epimedium x perralchicumis a hybrid ofEpimedium parralderianumandEpimedium pinnatumsubsp. colchicum and is regarded as of garden origin.

It prefers a semi-shaded to shaded wind protected position and grows in well-drained moist organic rich sandy to clay loams and it is ph adaptable. It is light frost and drought tolerant and is resistant to deer`s and rabbits. In cooler regions this perennial is herbaceous.

Barren Wort is grown for its attractive foliage, dense mounded habit and its flowers. It is planted along shaded borders in small gardens or used as a ground cover. It is also planted in the understory of a woodland setting or grown in a moist shaded rockery. It is suitable for coastal or low mountain regions and establishes in 2-3 years and is moderately long lived. This perennial is also grown in patio pots and planter boxes or used in shaded courtyards. ID 3494

Epimedium(ep-ih-MEE-dee-um) x perralchicum(per-RAL-she-cum)

Berberidaceae (BER-be-rid-AY-see-ee)