Epimedium grandiflorum

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Epimedium grandiflorum, the large flowered barrenwort, or bishop's hat, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to Japan and Korea.[1]

Description

It is a deciduous perennial growing to Script error: No such module "convert"., with bright red stems with green heart-shaped leaves (copper-tinged when young) which are slightly hairy on the bottom. In spring it produces pink, white, yellow or purple long-spurred flowers.[2] The Latin specific epithet grandiflorum means large-flowered.[3]

Cultivation

Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden use, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:[4]

  • E. grandiflorum 'Akagi-Zakura'[5]
  • E. grandiflorum 'Circe'[6]

Use

It is commonly packed in a capsule with other ingredients or sold as herbal flakes or powder with the name "horny goat weed".[7]

References

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