Colchian Barrenwort
Epimedium pinnatum ssp. colchicum
Berberidaceae
Other names
Bishop'S Cap
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Northern Iran and Caucasus
Location
Groundcover Collection, Treman Woodland Walk
Source of plant
The Wild Garden
Description
Differs from the species in having fewer leaflets, usually 3 or 5 as opposed to 6. Plants to 12" tall;inner sepals bright yellow, spurs red, short (DS 3). Plants 12" tall, 15" wide; foliage almost evergreen,assuming bright tints in autumn and winter; wide yellow flowers without spurs are borne in early spring (DS 100).
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics, flowering season