Epimedium grandiflorum
The "big-flowered" Epimedium grandiflorum comes from Japan.
Phillip Franz von Siebold brought her to Europe in 1830.
Until then, there was only one Epimedium known and that was a rather
unremarkable small-flowered species (E. alpinum).
Epimedium grandiflorum is a very variable species and there
are many different cultivars from Japan.
She is also involved in several important crosses (E.
x rubrum, E. x versicolor, E. x youngianum).
The flower color varies from white and creamy white to pink,
rose-violet and purple, depending on the variety.
Epimedium grandiflorum is a deciduous
perennial.
This has the great advantage that you do not have to cut back the
old leaves in spring.
It's native to Japan (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku), North
Korea and Northeast China.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Akagiza Kura'
This
variety amazes with a (for Epimediums) absolutely exceptional flower
color.
Very floriferous.
The apple green foliage contrasts well with the flowers.
Height 40 cm.
Origin Japan.
Unfortunately, it grows very slowly, making it a real treasure.
(It is possible that the cultivar name should be 'Akagi Zakura' or even 'Akagi Sakura' meaning "red cherry blossom')
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Akebono'
White with lilac pink.
Has got "excellent" ratings in trials of perennials.
25 cm tall
"Akebono" is Japanese for "dawn", "daybreak" or "beginning".
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Bicolor Giant'
Two-colored
cultivar with Japanese
origin.
60 cm tall.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Chris Norton'
Very beautiful
two-colored flowers.
Height 30 cm.
The origin of this variety is not known to me yet.
Possibly named after the pianist and composer Christopher
Norton.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Circe' CC 950244
Large-flowered
variety from Japan.
Similar to E.grandiflorum
'Yubae' but producing much more flowers.
Great leaf coloring in spring.
Height 60 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Creeping Yellow'
Low growing white-flowered
variety.
Who has come up with this name? ...
With dark margins on the new spring foliage.
Only 20 cm tall.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Dark Beauty'
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Freya'
Synonym:
E. grandiflorum 'Violaceum Nanum'.
Large-flowered dwarf form with dark leaf margins on the young foliage.
20 cm tall.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Kotobuki'
Very
nice bicolored cultivar from Japan.
White and pink flowers.
Free-flowering.
Height 50 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Kusudama'
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilac Seedling'
From
the Washfield Nursery.
Large-flowered variety with very attractive spring foliage.
Pale pink flowers.
Height about 30 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
Well-known
and popular selection by Ernst Pagels.
Relatively large-flowered, violet-purple with lighter spur tips.
Very dark spring foliage.
Emerges late, therefore rarely damaged by late frosts.
Beautiful autumn coloration.
Height 30 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Mount Kitadake'
Large-flowered
dwarf form.
Pink-purple flowers.
Beautiful autumn coloration.
Height 25 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Mugawa Gen Pan'
Bicolored flowers, pink and white.
45 cm tall.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Nanum'
Small-leaved
dwarf variety with dark leaf margin.
Pure white flowers.
Bronze-colored spring foliage.
Height 20 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Princess Susan'
Beautiful
two-colored variety.
Petals white, sepals strong pink.
Growing slowly.
Height 25 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Pixie'
Relatively
new cultivar from the USA.
Supposedly a sport of Epimedium grandiflorum 'Album'.
Petals purplish, spurs rather white towards the tip. Sepals purple.
Height 25 cm.
This is a protected cultivar.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Purple Prince'
Japanese
variety with medium sized flowers.
Flowers in deepest purple.
Floriferous.
Height 50 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Queen Esta'
Beautiful
cultivar from the garden of Harold Epstein. He named it after his
wife.
Beautiful dark spring foliage.
Pink/purple flowers.
Height about 30 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Rubinkrone'
Selection
by Ernst Pagels.
Purple flowers with bright spur tips.
Very floriferous.
Height about 30 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Sayuri'
More info will follow..
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Shiho'
Purple flowers.
20 cm tall.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Silver Queen'
Old
cultivar.
White flowers with pale pink sepals.
30 cm tall.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Spring Wedding'
A
cultivar with very nice spring foliage.
The young leaves adorn themselves with a brown-red margin.
Floriferous.
Flowers pale pink and white.
Height about 25 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Tancho'
Very
special cultivar from Japan.
Flowers light pink and dark pink.
Growing slowly.
Height 30 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Waterfall'
This
nice cultivar is a spontanous cross between E.
grandiflorum f. flavescens 'La Rocaille' and E.
grandiflorum 'Yubae', found in the garden of Harold
Epstein.
More pictures and information coming...
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Yellow Princess'
Light
yellow flowering variety from Japan.
Height 30 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Yubae'
This
old Japanese variety can be found under different wrong names:
'Crimson', 'Crimson Beauty', 'Crimson Queen', 'Red Beauty', 'Red
Queen', often 'Rose Queen' or 'Roseum'.
Large pink flowers. Floriferous.
Beautiful bronze-colored spring foliage.
Height 30 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum f. flavescens #1
Epimedium grandiflorum f. flavescens 'Aomori Forms'
Robust
form from the Aomori prefecture on Honshu, Japan.
Cream colored flowers.
Knee high, large leaves.
Very nicely colored foliage in spring.
Epimedium grandiflorum f. flavescens 'La Rocaille'
A
special light yellow flowering form.
Big robust plant.
Height 60 cm.
Beautiful autumn coloration.
Epimedium grandiflorum ssp. cremeum
Especially
large-flowered subspecies.
Creamy flower.
Height 40 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum var. coelestre
Rare
variety from Japan.
Flower cream colored.
Growing slowly.
Height 25 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum var. higoense
Another
wild form.
This dwarf variety comes from the former Japanese province of Higo
on the island of Kyushu.
White flowers.
Height 20 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum var. higoense 'Bandit'
A selection of the
variety higoense.
The young leaves have a dark brown border.
White flowers. Very floriferous.
Height 20 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum var. koreanum
Wild
form from Korea.
White flowers.
Beautiful in spring and also with nice autumn coloration.
Height 30 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergii
Free flowering
variety of Epimedium grandiflorum.
The flowers are larger than usually.
Red violet flowers.
Height 30 cm.
Epimedium grandiflorum (white flowers / red stems)
Description
coming soon...