Epimedium pinnatum

Epimedium pinnatum is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae, native to northern Iran. It is a slowly-spreading evergreen perennial growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, with oval hairy leaves and bright yellow spurred flowers in late Spring and early Summer.[2]

Epimedium pinnatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Epimedium
Species:
E. pinnatum
Binomial name
Epimedium pinnatum
Synonyms
  • Epimedium pteroceras
  • Epimedium sieboldianum

The Latin specific epithet pinnatum means “with leaves growing on either side of the stalk”.[3]

The subspecies E. pinnatum subsp. colchicum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[4][5] It is best grown in moist, fertile soil in a sheltered, partially-shaded spot, and is suitable for underplanting larger plants such as roses.

References
  1. "Epimedium pinnatum". The Plant List. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 410. ISBN 9781405332965.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  4. "RHS Plantfinder - Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum". Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 35. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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