bishop's hat
Epimedium sempervirens
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
Bishop's hat (Epimedium sempervirens) is a perennial for shade gardens, ground cover, borders, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It forms a moderate-growing clump of green and red-burgundy leaves, and white flowers open from early to late spring.
Pairs well with Lenten rose, Autumn fern, and Aureola Japanese forest grass.
Native range
Japan and Korea.