Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Lilafee’
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Lilac Fairy

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 grandiflorum ‘Lilafee’   

‘Lilafee’ is a delicate delight as a ground cover. Its loose, tall sprays of elegant, long-spurred, lavender violet blossoms rise from a bed of vigorous oval-shaped foliage, purply bronze when new, and bright green as it matures. A carpet of ‘Lilafee’ under a Cercidiphyllum will echo its coloration.

Blooms late March–May.

Size: 6"–8" high x 12" wide; hardy to zone 5.

Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Lilafee’ (p-0793)
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Other selections in this genus

• Epimedium ‘Amber Queen’
• 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’