Kaguyahime bishop's hat
Epimedium 'Kaguyahime'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tallup to 12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Kaguyahime' bishop's hat (Epimedium 'Kaguyahime') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland settings, ground cover, and rock gardens. 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. It is evergreen and drought tolerant, and bees visit it. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. Pair it with ferns and hostas for a calm shade bed.
Pairs well with Lady fern, Aureola Japanese forest grass, and Sum and Substance hosta.