Yellow Barrenwort

Other Names: Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat, Fairy Wings

Ornamental Features:

Yellow Barrenwort's attractive heart-shaped leaves emerge burgundy in spring, turning green in colour with distinctive red edges. As an added bonus, the foliage turns a gorgeous dark red in the fall. It features delicate nodding lemon yellow star-shaped flowers rising above the foliage from mid to late spring. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The stems are red but aren't particularly outstanding.

Landscape Attributes:

Yellow Barrenwort is a dense herbaceous evergreen perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This perennial will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Spreading

Yellow Barrenwort is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Groundcover
• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Plant Characteristics:

Yellow Barrenwort will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 16 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial does best in partial shade to shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider covering it with a thick layer of mulch in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder zones. This plant can be propagated by division.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.