Barrenwort Black Sea

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Landscape Qualities

Black Sea 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.

Ornamental Qualities

Black Sea Barrenwort features delicate nodding buttery yellow star-shaped flowers with red streaks rising above the foliage from mid to late spring. Its heart-shaped leaves are green in color. As an added bonus | the foliage turns gorgeous shades of deep purple and red in the fall. The red stems can be quite attractive.

Planting and Growing

Black Sea Barrenwort will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity extending to 14 inches tall with the flowers | with a spread of 3 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. 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. As an evegreen perennial | this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.

This plant 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. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established | although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. 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 microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

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