General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches (30-45cm)
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches (45-60cm)
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Deciduous at colder extremes of hardiness.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Longspur Epimedium
  • Barrenwort
  • Bishop's Hat
Also sold as:
  • 'Rose Queen'
  • 'Crimson Beauty'

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Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Location: Tawas Michigan under the Pines
Location: Litchfield, NH
Date: 2024-11-23
Red stems & good color after record drought

Courtesy Gardens in the Wood of Grassy Creek
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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Shikoku Garden Inc.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Plant Events from our members
aspenhill On October 3, 2015 Obtained plant
Betty's Azalea Ranch - qty 1; FIB
aspenhill On September 27, 2014 Obtained plant
Greenworks Nursery - qty 1; X-FIB
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