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Epimedium grandiflorum C.Morren  
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FamilyBERBERIDACEAE
Genus speciesEpimedium grandiflorum C.Morren 
BibliographyHort. Belge 2: 141 (1834)
Native RangeJapan (w. Honshu)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionleaves 2-4-ternate, leaflets ovate to deltate-ovate, 3-6cm long, acute, at margins spinulose, cordate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially glaucous, flowers with long spur
Size20-30cm
Colorwhite, pale purple
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C
division after flowering; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsEndoplectris tricolor Raf.
Epimedium grandiflorum f. heterochroum H.Hayashi
Epimedium grandiflorum var. higoense T.Shimizu
Epimedium macranthum C.Morren & Decne.
Epimedium pumilum Baker
Epimedium violaceum var. grandiflorum Siebold & Zucc.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
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