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Longspur Epimedium (Epimedium grandiflorum 'Queen Esta') |
Have Beyond East - Epimedium Walk Acquisition Year 2022 Acquisition Year 2015 |
A beautiful cultivar named by Harold Epstein after his wife, Esta. It was the first named seedling ever introduced from his garden. Notable for its large flowers with dark lavender inner-sepals and pale lavender spurs held against purple new spring foliage. It grows 6-8" tall in bloom, with a second flush of new leaves to 12". Small leaflets. One of the earliest grandiflorums to bloom in spring. | February 20, 2015: Obtained plant (shipped June 05, 2015 Garden Visions - qty 1) May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
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Epimedium grandiflorum 'Red Queen' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
Harold Epstein bought this imposing plant in Japan, nicknaming it "Red Queen". As far as we can determine, it was not a named cultivar. Large, vivid, rose-red flowers peek out from beneath huge leaflets that may grow to 6" long and 4" wide. A reddish second spring growth flush reaches to 14". The fall foliage of this giant sometimes turns yellow with an overlay of pink/orange/red. A vigorous, bold-texture plant that makes a substantial clump over time. | May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
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Epimedium grandiflorum 'Waterfall' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 Acquisition Year 2018 |
***2003 Cobblewood Introduction*** A large, lively, textural garden plant - full of movement. This was a spontaneous seedling between E. grandiflorum f. flavescens 'La Rocaille' and E. grandiflorum 'Yubae' from the garden of Harold Epstein. The medium-large, acutely tapered leaves stack in overlapping layers giving the appearance of flowing water. In spring, purple stippling is strongest at leaf edge, with an irregular mosaic of purple and green in the center, shading to green at the petiole. Large flowers gush forth on stems angled upward along the fringes of the foliage. Deep wine-purple sepals angle back from white spurs that flush amethyst near the narrow cup. 16" in bloom. No second growth flush. |
April 2, 2018: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
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Longspur Epimedium (Epimedium grandiflorum 'White Queen') |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
Common in the U.K., but quite rare in the U.S., Darrell received his original start of this cultivar from Dan Hinkley upon their first meeting in 1995. 'White Queen' has handsome, medium-sized, dark green arrow-shaped leaflets on stems to 14". It produces no second growth flush. The edges of leaflets are flushed red in spring, while masses of large pure white flowers bloom just below the foliage. | May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
| Epimedium koreanum 'Harold Epstein' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 Acquisition Year 2018 |
A cold hardy clone with HUGE, butter-yellow flowers. Named by plantsman Jerry Flintoff, its enormous, heart-shaped leaflets can reach to over 6" long and 4 1/2" wide. Spreads 6-12" a year. Takes 2-3 years to establish. Flowers emerge before the leaflets unfurl in spring. E. koreanum puts up only one set of leaves per node each season. If the leaf bud is damaged, the rhizome will lay dormant until the following spring. Makes a great bold-textured, vigorous groundcover for large areas. Expanding new leaves hide the dying bulb foliage. 15" tall. | April 2, 2018: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
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| Epimedium pinnatum subsp. pinnatum |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
Native to the Caspian forests of northern Iran, the late David Barker of Chelmsford, Essex, U.K. shared this in 1998. Sprays of smaller, bright lemon-yellow flowers with tiny brown spurs erupt in early spring to 7". Taller and leafier (to 12") than E. p. ssp. colchicum, with less substance to the foliage. Has 9 medium-sized evergreen leaflets per leaf vs. 3-5. New leaflets are a clear spring-green with a slight rose flush. The earliest E. pinnatum to flush out in spring. Spreads by 8" rhizomes. Drought tolerant. | May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 3) | |
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Bishop's Hat (Epimedium sempervirens 'Cherry Hearts') |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
***2001 Cobblewood Introduction*** Don Elick sent Darrell this plant as "true" E. sempervirens. True it might be and while its large flowers are the usual white, with typical semi-evergreen leaves, the new spring foliage is anything but. Emerging a vibrant cherry red, it later turns green leaving a cherry edge before greening up for the season. |
May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
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Epimedium sempervirens 'Koji' |
Have Beyond East - Epimedium Walk Acquisition Year 2022 Acquisition Year 2015 |
An attractive Japanese cultivar with sprays of large, medium lavender flowers with white highlights that hover above a mass of medium-sized leaflets 10" tall. New spring leaflets flushed with bronze. A very early bloomer. | February 20, 2015: Obtained plant (shipped June 05, 2015 Garden Visions - qty 1) May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
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Epimedium sempervirens 'Mars' |
Have Beyond East - Epimedium Walk Acquisition Year 2022 Acquisition Year 2015 |
A rare, rose-red form of this species, named by Dick Weaver from a plant he purchased from Japan. 6" tall in bloom with a second flush to 10" tall. Medium-sized leaflets. When grown well, 'Mars' produces up to 30 or more flowers per stem, forming showy dense heads. Medium/large, dark rose-red flowers below the foliage. Early bloomer. | February 20, 2015: Obtained plant (shipped June 05, 2015 Garden Visions - qty 1) May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
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Epimedium sempervirens 'Snowshoe Lake' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
***2014 Cobblewood Introduction*** A white flowered, floriferous form of this extremely early bloomer. Site in bright shade or a couple of hours of sun a day, to produce clouds of clean, white, medium-sized flowers, 6" above the ground at the first thaw. Spring leaflets sport a delicate red line along the margins. Named as a memorial tribute to my brother George, who lived on Snowshoe Lake in Alaska. Grows to 8-10". Early bloomer. |
May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
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Epimedium sempervirens 'Vega' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
Named by Dick Weaver in 1995, but Darrell thinks he never introduced it. He said, "the foliage seems almost varnished while young. It virtually glistens and it is still very glossy" (in mid-June). Dick's original plant was from Leola Fraim of Waltham, MA in 1984. She received it from Florence Shaw in 1968. Leaflets remain glossy all season here, on stems to 6". White flowers. | May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
| Epimedium sempervirens 'White Purity' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
An especially vigorous, large-leafleted form of the species with the largest plant habit of the clones we grow. Harold nicknamed this plant 'White Purity' for its large, pristine white flowers that are produced below the leaves. New spring leaves have a bronze cast. 10" tall. | May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) | |
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Bishops' Mitre (Epimedium x rubrum 'Sweetheart') |
Have Beyond East - Epimedium Walk Acquisition Year 2022 Acquisition Year 2015 |
***1997 Cobblewood™ Introduction*** The first of Darrell's epimedium introductions, it is from a 1991 cross between E. semp. 'Candy Hearts' and E. alpinum. Flowers with dark rose-red sepals bloom above and below the leaves. Leaflets are much larger and more rounded than is typical. The shiny, heart-shaped new leaflets bear a thin red rim in spring. Semi-evergreen. 16" tall. Foliage is of superior substance to ×rubrum, and the plant is more drought tolerant. | February 20, 2015: Obtained plant (shipped June 05, 2015 Garden Visions - qty 1) May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
| Epimedium x youngianum 'Be My Valentine' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
***1999 Cobblewood Introduction*** Darrell named this plant in honor of the late Betty Valentine of Berlin, CT in celebration of her 90th birthday, at the request of the CT chapter of NARGS. Betty loved epimediums and grew them most of her life. This variety is covered in bright rosy blooms at only 5-6" tall. The small flowers have deep rose-pink inner-sepals and white petals flushed rose, with very short, white spurs. Small leaflets. 12-14" Tall. An early bloomer. |
May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) | |
| Epimedium x youngianum 'Liliputian' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
A true miniature with tiny light green new leaflets delicately speckled with light reddish-brown. Only 2" tall in first bloom with 4" flower stems. Showy, medium-sized, creamy-white flowers are profuse and similar to those of E. grandiflorum. Second growth flush to 7". A Don Jacobs (Eco Gardens) introduction. Early bloomer. | May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) | |
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Epimedium x youngianum 'Murasaki-juji' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
Purchased in Japan in 1997 at Gotemba Nursery in the shadow of Mt. Fuji. An adorable plant with a first flush of flowers on short 5" stems. The second flush of leaves/flowers to 9". Very small new leaflets tinged with purple/brown. Medium-sized flowers have dark, rose-purple inner-sepals, paler petals with nearly white, short spurs. | May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
| Epimedium x youngianum 'Royal Flush' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
***2004 Cobblewood Introduction*** New leaflets emerge a rich chestnut, changing to bright burgundy mottling between green veins with the deepest color toward the edges. First flush of beautiful, thick foliage rises to 9" and holds its brilliant spring colors longer than most. Medium-sized light lavender flowers have white spur tips. Lighter tones highlight the edge of the cup. To 14". Semi-evergreen. |
May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) | |
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Epimedium x youngianum 'Ruby Tuesday' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
***2001 Cobblewood Introduction*** Small and delicate, it begins to bloom at only 5" tall. After a second and third flush of foliage and flowers, it eventually reaches 14", making it one of the latest blooming of Epimediums. Its small spring leaflets have a purple cast. Medium-sized flowers are rich, ruby-red with lighter pale rose to white spurs. |
May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
| Epimedium x youngianum 'Starlet' |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
Introduced by Diana Reeck of Collector's Nursery. Charming medium pink/lavender blooms over medium sized elongated leaflets, each edge sponged with maroon in spring. Lighter pink to white highlights the backs of the sepals, the edges of petals and the tips of the spurs. Wiry red flower stems. A long-blooming and very floriferous selection. 6" in bloom and a second flush to 11". Early bloomer. | May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) | |
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Young's Barrenwort (Epimedium x youngianum 'Yenomoto') |
Have Acquisition Year 2022 |
One of the most floriferous clones we grow. White flowers with distinctive long, straight, down-facing inner-sepals and spurs. Each flower is held by 4 silvery-pink outer sepals that give a "bridal" feel to the plant. Long blooming. Small leaflets. 8" in bloom, to 12" high. | May 11, 2022: Obtained plant (Garden Vision Epimediums - qty 1) |
