Epimedium leptorrhizum Erigeron The insanely heavily gold-spotted evergreen

The insanely heavily gold-spotted evergreen leaves create the illusion of the entire leaf being gold

which we like as a garden designer

The flower of Amorphophallus yunnanensis emerges in early spring

looks like a "Peter Pepper" on steroids

'Patriot' has been improved upon

Epimedium leptorrhizum Erigeron The insanely heavily gold-spotted evergreenEpimedium leptorrhizum hails from Guizhou and Sichuan, China. This little known species that is essentially a dwarf, running Epimedium brachyrrhizum. Spreading by slender rhizomes (leptos = slender), Epimedium leptorrhizum can expand by 8" per year. The 8" tall clump is topped in late March (NC) with short flower spikes of large, pink lavender flowers, often with contrasting lighter purple spurs. Epimedium leptorrhizum prefers not to get bone dry for