Epimedium grandiflorum var violaceum Bronze Maiden Echinacea The vigorous clumps are topped

The vigorous clumps are topped in midsummer with 20" spikes of light lavender flowers

Hydrastis canadensis is a rare US native (Minnesota south to Georgia) monotypic genus

most unusual

it rivals Joe-Pye weed

the clumps are topped with a 22" scape of near white flowers

Epimedium grandiflorum var violaceum Bronze Maiden Echinacea The vigorous clumps are toppedEpimedium 'Bronze Maiden' is a 1999 release from epimedium guru Darrell Probst that emerges in spring with mahogany bronze new foliage, which is in turn topped with mauvy lavender clusters of large spurred flowers in late March and April in NC. Expect a three year old clump of this winter deciduous, deer resistant, floriferous selection to reach 1' tall x 30" wide.