Description
Common name: red barrenwort or bishop’s hat
A slow spreading variety with exceptional yellow blooms. From mid to late spring, clusters of 1″ wide, star-shaped, bright yellow flowers appear on straight stems just above the foliage. Newly emerging leaves are bronze-pink, turn dark green in summer, and then turn back to bronze in fall.
Epimedium is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial which typically grows 8-12″ tall and is primarily used as a ground cover or edger in shady or woodland areas. They form attractive foliage mounds. New leaves in spring emerge with a red tinge, mature to green turning reddish in fall.
Size: Grade #1 bare root
Height: 8″-12″
Spread: 12-18″
Hardy Zones: 5,6,7,8,9
Light requirement: Part shade – full shade
Attributes: Attractive foliage, Early Spring Flower
