Epimedium leptorrhizum Clumping Bamboo andform a slowly-expanding patch to

andform a slowly-expanding patch to only 6" tall

While the overall effect is bright yellow

which are pollinated by nocturnal moths

the sticky stalks (which actually catch insects) are topped with terminal inflorescences of hundreds of exquisite 5-petaled screaming hot orange-red flowers

the very floriferous clumps produce 14" tall alien-like

Epimedium leptorrhizum Clumping Bamboo andform a slowly-expanding patch toEpimedium 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