Family | BERBERIDACEAE |
Genus species | Epimedium diphyllum G.Lodd. ex Graham |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 57: t. 3448 (1835) |
Native Range | c. & s. Japan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Description | leaflets in pairs, 2-5cm long, subspinose, often purple, deciduous, floral stem with single leaf, corolla 10-12mm in diam., petals subecalcarate |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division after flowering; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aceranthus diphyllus (G.Lodd ex Graham) C.Morren & Decne. Epimedium japonicum Siebold ex Miq. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |