Epimedium leptorrhizum Clumping Bamboo the very floriferous clumps produce

the very floriferous clumps produce 14" tall alien-like

three petals of violet purple (RHS 70A)

and sunny are the keys to making your Callirhoe involucrata happy and prosperous

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

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