Undeservedly rare in cultivation, this counterpart to the more com
Epimedium x versicolor ‘Neosulphureum’
Undeservedly rare in cultivation, this counterpart to the more com
choice perennials for the shade garden
***2004 Cobblewood Introduction***
Epimedium x versicolor
Hybrids between E. grandiflorum and E. pinnatum ssp. colchicum originally created at the Ghent Botanic Garden. Generally sterile, semi-evergreen to evergreen plants that spread by 2 to 6” long rhizomes. Flowers are medium-sized and variously colored. Medium-sized leaflets. Drought tolerant.
Epimedium x versicolor ‘Cherry Tart’ (Cc. 970064)
***1999 Cobblewood Introduction***
Epimedium x versicolor ‘Cupreum’ (Cc. 950143)
Thanks to Carla Lankow of Renton, WA for the original stock of this captivating plant. With the same parents as ‘Versicolor’, it is similar, but has a slightly deeper flower color and more intensely red spring foliage with green venation. Usually with more numerous, slightly smaller leaflets per leaf, each more angular and less rounded. Foliage to 9” and flowers to 12”. Rhizomes grow 4-5” inches/year. Semi-evergreen with deep orange to maroon fall color. An early bloomer, it is also very drought-tolerant.
E. x versicolor ‘Neosulphureum’ (Cc. 920044)
Undeservedly rare in cultivation, this counterpart to the more common ‘Sulphureum’ is shorter and semi-spreading with 2-4” rhizomes that form a tight groundcover. Pale yellow flowers are held on 12” erect, airy sprays. Flower spurs half as long as the inner-sepals. Spring leaflets are nicely bronzed on stems 6-8” and form a darker background against which to view the soft yellow flowers. Early bloomer and drought-tolerant. Semi-evergreen.
E. x versicolor ‘Strawberry Blush’ (Cc. 990615)
***2004 Cobblewood Introduction***
Epimedium xversicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Cc. 840002)
(Synonym: E. pallidum)
Superb in mass plantings, it spreads 4-5” a year, forming a thick groundcover of leaves that holds its own against weeds. Bears long sprays of pale yellow flowers with spurs nearly equal in length to the inner-sepals are produced above leaflets flushed red in spring. 10" tall in bloom. Semi-evergreen leaves. Drought-tolerant.
E. versicolor x ‘Versicolor’ (Cc. 890006)
(syn. E. x versicolor 'Discolor')
Quite rare in gardens, this has long been one of our favorite clones. Delicate flowers open a deep, rich pink-salmon, and fade over the course of several days. Large panicles of flowers hover above leaflets strongly flushed with red in spring. It spreads 4 to 5" a year forming a gorgeous mass of riotous color in spring. 14" tall. Early bloomer and drought-tolerant. Very similar to E. x versicolor 'Cupreum' in appearance and habit. Semi-evergreen.
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