Epimedium

Are you tired of pachysandra and looking for an unusual alternative for dry shade? Try epimediums. It may take 4-5 years for it to fill in, but the rewards are many. It has lovely flowers, the foliage emerges red, and remains evergreen in protected locations. Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ has yellow flowers 15-20” which bloom from April to May. The foliage, which is just as tall, emerges red and is evergreen into November. Foilage should be cut back in winter. Epimedium x perralchicum ‘Frohnleiten’ has deeper yellow flowers and a red center. Epimedium x youngianum ‘Niveum’  is more of a clump former; leaves die to the ground in winter, but it has lovely white flowers in the spring. The foliage has shades of purple in the fall. Try Epimedium with daffodils for a nice spring show