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Epimedium x warleyense 'Ellen Willmott'

 

Fairy Wand 'Ellen Willmott'

Original:'Ellen Willmott' forms a bushy, evergreen mound of dark green leaves, bearing good-sized soft-orange flowers with darker sepals in mid to late spring. Although they will take a couple of years to reach a mature size, plants are long-lived and very sturdy. New:Epimedium species are deciduous or evergreen hardy perennials growing from an underground rhizome. The majority have four-parted "spider-like" flowers in spring. European species are often some of the most tolerant of dry shade. Japanese species such as grandiflorum are easy to grow but maybe not for the driest spots. Chinese species are ideal for the north side of a wall or a bed that receives some irrigation in eastern UK, and typical shade garden borders in the western parts of the country, where rainfall is generally higher.

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plant Features
  • Fairy Wand Ellen Willmott likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Fairy Wand Ellen Willmott likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Fairy Wand Ellen Willmott is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Fairy Wand Ellen Willmott likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Fairy Wand 'Ellen Willmott'

Latin name

Epimedium x warleyense 'Ellen Willmott'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Berberidaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Fairy Wand Ellen Willmott likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Frost

    Fairy Wand Ellen Willmott is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Fairy Wand Ellen Willmott likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Fairy Wand Ellen Willmott likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Fairy Wand Ellen Willmott is 0.40meters x 0.45meters 0.40 M 0.45 M

Epimedium x warleyense 'Ellen Willmott'

Original:'Ellen Willmott' forms a bushy, evergreen mound of dark green leaves, bearing good-sized soft-orange flowers with darker sepals in mid to late spring. Although they will take a couple of years to reach a mature size, plants are long-lived and very sturdy. New:Epimedium species are deciduous or evergreen hardy perennials growing from an underground rhizome. The majority have four-parted "spider-like" flowers in spring. European species are often some of the most tolerant of dry shade. Japanese species such as grandiflorum are easy to grow but maybe not for the driest spots. Chinese species are ideal for the north side of a wall or a bed that receives some irrigation in eastern UK, and typical shade garden borders in the western parts of the country, where rainfall is generally higher.


Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant epimedium in spring in the dappled shade of deciduous shrubs or on the north side of a building to mimic their home on the forest floor. Japanese or European species are suited to dry spots and Japanese species should be planted in moist but well drained soils. Do check which species you are planting.

 
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