Frohnleiten Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat

Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten'

Frohnleiten Barrenwort is a shade loving semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with toothed light green heart-shaped foliage that emerges with bronze marbling that returns in fall.  Nodding bright yellow flowers with spurs bloom in spring.  Thrives in shade and dry to medium, well-drained acidic soils.  Drought tolerant once established.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Mosaic virus the main disease, but otherwise little problems.  Cut back any surviving winter foliage in late winter before new growth emerges.  Watch for aphids.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Japanese Spurge,  Baby’s Breath,  Echinacea

IMAGES: Peter coxhead,  Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' 2013-05-10, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset  Leonora (Ellie) Enking, (1) Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' ( 1)+( 2), ,(3)  S. Rae from Scotland, UK,  Epimedium × perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' - Flickr - S. Rae,  CC BY 2.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.