Epimediums from Eric

A passion for these beautiful, durable, plants

Today we ’re visit with Eric Sternfels .

I ’ve submitted photo several times before from my personal garden in Northwest Philadelphia(Summer in Eric ’s Garden).Here are some photos show my increasing love forEpimediumvarieties , which have an divertingly grand ingathering of coarse names : Fairy wing , Epimedium grandiflorum , horny caprine animal weed , and bishop ’s cap — quite evocative imaging all .

Epimedium×warleyense‘Orange Queen ’ ( Zones 4–8 ) is growing besideHeuchera‘Caramel ’ ( Zones 4–8 ) andCorydalislutea(Zones 5–7 ) .

Epimedium‘Pink Champagne ’ ( Zones 5–8 ) . Despite their delicate show , epimediums are durable plants and are do it for their ability to flourish indry tincture .

Another shot ofEpimedium‘Pink Champagne ’

Epimedium‘Lilafee ’ ( geographical zone 5–8 ) has tremendous lavender flowers .

Epimedium‘Domino ’ ( Zones 5–8 ) is known for producing immense telephone number of fragile pink bloom .

Epimedium‘Asiatic Hybrid ’ ( Zones 5–8 ) sits next to backyard Buddha . In this variety , the beautiful leaves make a bigger assertion than the flush .

Epimediumwushanense‘Starlite ’ ( zona 5–8 ) has sick yellow flowers and burry farewell .

A view of the early garden with its serpentine brick itinerary . Beyond the fresh leaves just come out on the over-embellished smokebush ( Cotinuscoggygria , Zones 4–9 ) are bloomingStylophorumdiphyllum(wood poppy , Zones 4–9),Hosta‘Golden Tiara ’ ( Zones 3–8 ) , andHakonechloa‘All Gold ’ ( Zones 5–9 ) .

The final exposure is fromNed Wolf Park , where Eric does a lot of work produce beautiful displays like this one , where darktulipscomplement and contrast with the smother foliage .

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