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Gardening tips: 10 things to know about Horny Goat Weed or Epimedium
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These should be started in a sheltered part of the garden and gradually moved into a more open position.
4 Many of the species are evergreen. Some of those that are not evergreen manage to hold onto their leaves until new ones start to emerge in spring.
5 A relatively new variety, Epimedium wushanense ‘Caramel’, is one of the hardiest although many seem to be able to withstand low temperatures so long as they are in free draining compost. ‘Caramel’ can reach a metre high and its trident of leaves start by being mottled with purple and then turn green.
6 Some claim that Epimediums are good weed suppressers but the only one that may genuinely be effective is a Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit winner, E. x perralchicum.
