Frohnleiten Barrenwort

An eclectic-looking plant that is so unusual, you can rest assured that no one else on your block will have this plant!

Unique and lively, the bright yellow flowers of Frohnleiten Barrenwort (Epimedium x perralchinum 'Frohnleiten') give your garden plots an enchanting lift! The newly emerging heart-shaped leaves are red mottled with green veins, before transforming to green for summer.

Commonly called Bishop's Hat and Fairy Wings, these dainty white petals have butter-yellow centers, each with upward-facing petals and downward pointing centers. These daffodil-shaped flowers dangle in long clusters high above the lovely foliage!

The long sprays of bicolor Barrenwort flowers fill the entire arching stems. Blooming in mid to late spring and act as both stand-out specimens and delicate fillers throughout the garden.

Green and red-tinged, heart-shaped leaves remain through the summer months. The wiry stems have a red tinge and even the early spring leaves emerge with a reddish blush in spring, before maturing to medium green. Then fall brings more reddish hues to the scene!

How to Use Frohnleiten Barrenwort In The Landscape

Modestly sized, these unusual plants have airy and delicate lightness for your beds and borders. Lending themselves perfectly in both formal and informal settings. Spreading quickly into neat clumps, Frohnleiten Barrenwort naturalizes your shade areas.

Asian-inspired, Urban courtyards and eclectic garden designs welcome this peculiar plant as it brightens your shady areas with levity!

This dazzling Epimedium romps throughout the mixed-shrub garden and informal borders with fascination!

Tolerating dry, rocky and gravel soil, Frohnleiten Barrenwort escapades through your rock gardens and shaded waste areas with ease. Cottage gardens are given a fairy air with a few of these intriguing plants interspersed!

Barrenworts are unique shade accents and perfect for woodland gardens. Plus, their love for shade makes them cheery underplantings to your larger trees and shrubs. There they can bask in the provided shade and hide leggy stems in return as ground cover!

The long stems and quirky pale yellow flowers are naturals for the cutting garden and are a fantastic cut flower to add enchanting impish blooms to your bouquets and floral arrangements!

The long stems and quirky pale yellow flowers are naturals for the cutting garden and are a fantastic cut flower to add enchanting impish blooms to your bouquets and floral arrangements!

Adding whimsy to your containers and planters on shady patios for a magical conversation piece for your entertaining areas!

#ProPlantTips For Care

Clump-forming Frohnleiten Barrenwort thrives in growing zones 5 through 8 where it prefers well-drained soils, that are organic and fertile. Frohnleiten Barrenwort grows 8-12" tall and about as wide and does amazingly in partially shaded sites.

In warmer climates, Barrenwort can be semi-evergreen and they do better in full shade locations that have consistent moisture. Once established, Barrenwort are drought tolerant and does well in dry shade as long as supplemental watering is provided during extended periods.

A generous layer of mulch helps retain soil moisture as well as insulate the root system from heat and chill. Barrenwort also appreciates some protection from cold, drying northern winds in winter to prevent leaf burn.

Prune back in late winter to tidy up the plant and give it a fresh look. Otherwise, Frohnleiten Barrenwort is low maintenance, pest and disease-free, and also nearly deer and rabbit proof!

Have your own fairy bells this year with Frohnleiten Barrenwort, and have the most unique garden on the block! We're excited to offer these unique plants so be sure to order quickly from Nature Hills today!