Akebono bishop's hat
Epimedium 'Akebono'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tallup to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Akebono' bishop's hat (Epimedium 'Akebono') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland plantings, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. Bees visit it, and it tolerates drought once settled. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It grows 12 to 24 inches tall.
Pairs well with Lady fern, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Sum and Substance hosta.