Rose Queen Bishop's Hat
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Rose Queen'
An outstanding selection with dainty crimson flowers and beautiful dark bronze-purple foliage in fall. Good groundcover as an understory among Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and Camellias. Adaptable to containers. Herbaceous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ep-i-MEE-di-um gran-di-FLOH-um |
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Perennial |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 1 ft. tall, spreads by underground stems. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Flowers for Cutting |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Rock Garden, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Late spring to summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3202 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
Design Ideas
A rare groundcover because it flowers and loves shade! Plant in masses under larger woody plants or add to shaded corners of perennial plantings. Works very well under larger shade-tree canopies, where sunlight is limited.
History
This plant is grouped into the barberry family, Berberidaceae. The genus was classified by Linnaeus who named it from an old Greek title to the plant used in Dioscorides's medical texts. Plants in this group have also been classified by French botanist Joseph Decasine, 1809-1822, under Aceranthus which has since been dropped from the references altogether. Epimedium contains about 21 species of herbaceous plants native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia. This is the most widely cultivated species which is native to a large range spanning Japan, Manchuria and Korea. This plant's rose coloring suggests it is likely a hybrid of E. grandiflorum and one or more of the following species, E. alpinum, E. pinnatum, or E. diphyllum
An outstanding selection with dainty crimson flowers and beautiful dark bronze-purple foliage in fall. Good groundcover as an understory among Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and Camellias. Adaptable to containers. Herbaceous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
Design Ideas
A rare groundcover because it flowers and loves shade! Plant in masses under larger woody plants or add to shaded corners of perennial plantings. Works very well under larger shade-tree canopies, where sunlight is limited.
History
This plant is grouped into the barberry family, Berberidaceae. The genus was classified by Linnaeus who named it from an old Greek title to the plant used in Dioscorides's medical texts. Plants in this group have also been classified by French botanist Joseph Decasine, 1809-1822, under Aceranthus which has since been dropped from the references altogether. Epimedium contains about 21 species of herbaceous plants native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia. This is the most widely cultivated species which is native to a large range spanning Japan, Manchuria and Korea. This plant's rose coloring suggests it is likely a hybrid of E. grandiflorum and one or more of the following species, E. alpinum, E. pinnatum, or E. diphyllum
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ep-i-MEE-di-um gran-di-FLOH-um |
| Key feature: | Spring Flowering |
| Plant types: | Groundcover, Perennial |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing to 1 ft. tall, spreads by underground stems. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Flowers for Cutting |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Rock Garden, Woodland Garden |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Late spring to summer |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 3202 |
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