Amber Queen bishop's hat
Epimedium 'Amber Queen'
RHS AGM 2018
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Amber Queen' bishop's hat (Epimedium 'Amber Queen') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland gardens, 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is evergreen and drought tolerant once settled in, and bees visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Give it room to spread, since it can reach 36 inches wide.
Pairs well with Curly Fries hosta, Aureola Japanese forest grass, Lungwort, and Hinoki cypress.