Yellow Barrenwort

Yellow Barrenwort, formally called Epimedium Versicolor Sulphureum, and delightfully nicknamed “Bishop’s Hat”, is a stunning, shade-tolerant perennial that provides attractive, elegant groundcover. These ground-hugging plants, ranging from 10 to 12 inches tall, form beautiful clumps of heart-shaped leaves. Their rich, refined leaves turn from deep-green in the summer, to red-hues in the fall. This beautiful Barrenwort produces floriferous sprays of lemony, star-shaped flowers that bloom in mid to late spring.rYellow Barrenwort is low-maintenance without sacrificing any ornamental qualities and looks especially stunning when massed as ground cover. The flowers and foliage are both long-lasting in arrangements, and the evergreen foliage is perfect for a winter garden. It’s sunny flowers attract pollinators of all kinds. Yellow Barrenwort is deer and rabbit tolerant, and is lauded for its critter and pest-resistance and hardiness. rYellow Barrenwort CarerYellow Barrenwort will survive in dry shade, as it is considered drought tolerant, but thrives in areas with average water, and full to dappled shade. It will not tolerate standing water. It grows best in rich soils, but can also take hold and thrive in drier areas or areas with gravel. rYour Yellow Barrenwort is hardy, but should be fed yearly with slow-release fertilizer that is low in nitrogen. It is also advised to trim back the previous year’s foliage in early spring before fresh growth begins. Evergreen foliage can be cleaned in late winter. Your Yellow Barrenwort will spread quickly and is considered an aggressive grower. rYellow Barrenwort SpacingrWhen planting your Yellow Barrenwort, do not place the crown of the plant more than half an inch deeper than the surface of the soil. Individual plants should be spaced 12 to 15 inches apart. Yellow Barrenwort can be used as ground cover under trees, or in large rock gardens. They are used as a “spiller” plant, and will grow well in containers.rrYellow Barrenwort InformationrrrrUSDA Hardiness Zones: 4 – 8rrrPlant Type: PerennialsrrrLight Exposure: Full Shade (Less Than 2 Hours of Direct Sunlight)rrrMature Height: 10 – 12 InchesrrrMature Spread: 15 – 18 InchesrrrSpacing: 15 – 18 InchesrrrHabit: Mounded, SpreadingrrrFlower Color(s): YellowrrrFlower Description: rrrBloom Period: MayrrrFoliage Type: Evergreen, VariegatedrrrFoliage Color(s): GreenrrrFoliage Description: VariegatedrrrSeasonal Interest: Spring Flowering, Summer FloweringrrrWatering: AveragerrrResists: Deer, RabbitrrrTolerates: DroughtrrrAttracts: Butterflies, HummingbirdsrrrContainer Role: rrrUses: Groundcovers, Wildlife GardensrrrFeatures: Attracts Pollinators, Foliage InterestrrrBrand: rrrCommon Name: Yellow BarrenwortrrrOther Name(s): rrrScientific Name: EPIMEDIUM VERSICOLOR `SULPHUREUM`