It's an epimedium. There are several that have white flowers, but they come in other colours, yellow, pink, orange.
They like dappled shade, even if a bit dry, as they are woodland plants. Good for ground cover under dappled shade. They like leaf mould and compost. At the end of winter you cut off all the leaves from the previous year, they get tatty. Then the new leaves are still low when the flowers come so the flowers rise above the leaves. If you cut them down too late you risk cutting down the flower stems too. They are easy and hardy.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
At the end of winter you cut off all the leaves from the previous year, they get tatty. Then the new leaves are still low when the flowers come so the flowers rise above the leaves. If you cut them down too late you risk cutting down the flower stems too. They are easy and hardy.
Sorry to disagree. SOME Epimediums you remove the old deciduous leaves in spring just before the flowers appear. (The twigs/old leaves help protect the plant from frost and cold during the winter.) But others the fancy Chinese ones which may be evergreen, if you remove the leaves it will kill the plant...eg Epimedium Spine Tingler.
Oh, I didn't know there were fancy Chinese ones @Silver surfer, mine were yellow ones and orange ones of the normal sort. How do you know if it's a fancy Chinese one?
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
There is a photo now from @Silver surfer since I last looked! I have been looking up epimediums and everyone says to cut off the old leaves in late winter/early spring. The RHS and Dorset perennials have Spine Tingler for sale and they say to cut off the old leaves. Epimediums come from China anyway.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hi all picked up this little beauty at GC yesterday no label but couldn’t resist. Could I have an ID and maybe some care instructions please?
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I adore ALL Epimediums...they can become very addictive.
https://www.northhillnurseries.co.uk/herbaceous/epimedium-youngianum-niveum
https://www.google.com/search?q=Epimedium+×+youngianum+'Niveum&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivn8Ptov3vAhVtgv0HHZTCClEQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1280&bih=579
They like dappled shade, even if a bit dry, as they are woodland plants. Good for ground cover under dappled shade. They like leaf mould and compost. At the end of winter you cut off all the leaves from the previous year, they get tatty. Then the new leaves are still low when the flowers come so the flowers rise above the leaves. If you cut them down too late you risk cutting down the flower stems too. They are easy and hardy.
SOME Epimediums you remove the old deciduous leaves in spring just before the flowers appear. (The twigs/old leaves help protect the plant from frost and cold during the winter.)
But others the fancy Chinese ones which may be evergreen, if you remove the leaves it will kill the plant...eg Epimedium Spine Tingler.
such beautiful little flowers.