Epimedium leptorrhizum Winter Delights Hellebores Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at ground

Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at ground level in late winter

Helleborus x hybridus and the Christmas Rose

'Krossa Regal'

This good grower is one of the tallest and most stunning of the Japanese cobra lilies

'Cascades' is one of the finest introductions from the Lachman's breeding program

Epimedium leptorrhizum Winter Delights Hellebores Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at groundEpimedium 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