bishop's hat
Epimedium warleyense
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles partial shade to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size9 to 12 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Coppery orange-red and yellow
Notes
Bishop's hat (Epimedium warleyense) is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland edges, and groundcover. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes part to full shade and dry to average soil. It blooms in mid spring with coppery orange-red and yellow flowers. The plant grows 9 to 12 inches tall and wide, so it fills in gaps under trees.
Pairs well with Red trillium, Marginal wood fern, and Wild hyacinth.
Native range
Garden origin.