Frohnleiten Barrenwort is a shade loving semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with toothed light green heart-shaped foliage that emerges with bronze marbling that returns in fall. Nodding bright yellow flowers with spurs bloom in spring. Thrives in shade and dry to medium, well-drained acidic soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
1' - 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
1’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Mosaic virus the main disease, but otherwise little problems. Cut back any surviving winter foliage in late winter before new growth emerges. Watch for aphids.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Japanese Spurge, Baby’s Breath, Echinacea
IMAGES: Peter coxhead, Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' 2013-05-10, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset Leonora (Ellie) Enking, (1) Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' (1)+(2), ,(3) S. Rae from Scotland, UK, Epimedium × perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' - Flickr - S. Rae, CC BY 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
