Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum

Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum bears delicate sprays of small, vivid yellow flowers in mid to late spring above a spreading mat of heart-shaped, evergreen leaves.

Tougher than its graceful flowers suggest, it provides ground cover in partial shade beneath trees and shrubs or in woodland planting. Grow it in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, sheltered from cold, drying winds. Remove old leaves to ground level in late winter to reveal the emerging flowers.

Height × Spread: 30cm × 45cm