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Hardiness Zone: 6-8
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Mature Height: 12-16 Inches
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Mature Spread: 18-24 Inches
Buy Sandy Claws Epimedium online. This eye-catching evergreen groundcover can be difficult to find. Long lance-shaped leaves with spiny margins mark the dramatic foliage of ‘Sandy Claws’. In spring, foliage emerges maroon and matures to green by summer. Spring flowers are cream-colored. Epimedium prefers dry and shaded areas with slightly acidic soils, and can be somewhat slow to establish. Great deer and rabbit resistance.
Family: Berberidaceae
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Common Name: Epimedium
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SANDY CLAWS EPIMEDIUM Plant Characteristics
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Spot – Moderate Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew – Moderate Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – Low Resistance |
Flower Color*
| • | Creamy White |
| • | Light Yellow |
Flower Type*
| • | Single Blooming |
Growth Habit*
| • | Prostrate Growing/Groundcover |
Growth Rate*
| • | Slow |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Burgundy/Crimson |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Winter*
| • | Green |
Leaf Type*
| • | Evergreen |
Nature Assets*
| • | Deer Resistant |
Plant Type*
| • | Perennial |
Preferred Planting Season*
| • | Fall Planting |
| • | Spring Planting |
| • | Summer Planting |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Adapts Well to Most Soil Types |
| • | Average |
| • | Low Water Use |
| • | Prefers Dry Soils |
| • | Prefers Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Tolerates Low pH (Acidic Soils) |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Cuttings or Divisions |
Season of Interest*
| • | Early Spring |
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Spring Flowering |
| • | Summer |
| • | Winter |
| • | Year-Round |
Sun Exposure*
| • | Prefers Morning Sun Only in Northern States |
| • | Prefers Dappled Shade in Southern States |
Uses*
| • | Accent Plant |
| • | Border Plant |
| • | Erosion Control |
| • | Groundcover |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Rock Gardens |
| • | Under Power Lines |
| • | Understory Planting |
| • | Wildlife Habitat |
Exposure (Short)
| • | Full Shade |









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