bishop's hat
Epimedium pubescens
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles partial shade to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White sepals and yellow petals
Notes
Bishop's hat (Epimedium pubescens) is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland borders, and groundcover plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part to full shade and dry to average soil. It blooms in mid to late spring with white sepals and yellow petals. It grows 12 to 24 inches tall and wide, so you can use it to fill a shady spot.
Pairs well with Ebony spleenwort, Lady in Red lady fern, Primula, and Green Mountain buxus.
Native range
China.