Epimedium leptorrhizum Clumping Bamboo the very floriferous clumps produce

the very floriferous clumps produce 14" tall alien-like

the sticky stalks (which actually catch insects) are topped with terminal inflorescences of hundreds of exquisite 5-petaled screaming hot orange-red flowers

We love scattering these 2' wide clumpers throughout the woodland garden as a background for hostas and other bold textured woodland plants

While the overall effect is bright yellow

Epimedium leptorrhizum Clumping Bamboo the very floriferous clumps produceEpimedium 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