Epimedium ‘Amber Queen’
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Epimedium

Barrenwort or Bishop’s Hat

Dense and leafy Epimedium is one of our most successful ground covers for the moist woodland setting. New heart-shaped leaves on wiry stems unfurl in spring with a rosy, marbled coloration that fades to green as summer approaches. In autumn, the marbling returns in coral and copper, enduring mild winters.

The tiny, unusual flowers (Bishop’s Hats) are held above the foliage in airy sprays, and resemble miniature Columbines. Durable and long-lived, Epimediums can adapt to drier conditions once established, spreading slowly and steadily. Both flowers and foliage are prized for small arrangements.

Epimedium ‘Amber Queen’   

Bred by Blackthorn Nursery owner Robin White, this brand new Epimedium flavum and Epimedium wushanense cross is adorned with droves of large warm-hued blooms. Arranged in an open fashion on long, nearly invisible black stems, the whimsical deep yellow flowers feature light blonde hooked spurs, red-tinged sepal backs and speckled petals, all melding together for an overall amber shade. Toothed and elongated, tidy heart-shaped foliage heralds spring with a bold russet mottling.

Blooms late March – May.

Size: 10" high x 18" wide; hardy to zone 5.

Epimedium ‘Amber Queen’ (P-1517)
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Other selections in this genus

• Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Lilafee’
• Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Purple Pixie’
• Epimedium x perralchicum ‘Frohnleiten’
• Epimedium perralderianum
• Epimedium ‘Pink Elf’
• Epimedium x rubrum
• Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’
• Epimedium x warleyense
• Epimedium x warleyense ‘Orange Queen’
• Epimedium x youngianum ‘Niveum’
• Epimedium x youngianum ‘Roseum’