Rigoletto bishop's hat
Epimedium omeiense 'Rigoletto'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rigoletto' bishop's hat (Epimedium omeiense 'Rigoletto') is a perennial for borders, ground cover, and low maintenance beds. 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 chalky soil. It is evergreen and drought tolerant once settled in. Bees visit the flowers. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Lady fern, Goldenseal, and Miscanthus.