Spring Ephemeral Garden Walk Acanthus Epimedium pinnatum 'Thunderbolt' spreads by

Epimedium pinnatum 'Thunderbolt' spreads by rhizomes to form a 3' wide patch in 6 years

Other than removing the old flower stalks and the occasional dead leaf

fragrant flowers are white with soft pink stripes down each petal

we leave the seed stalks as a delicacy for goldfinches

but we have verified the anemone flowers after first bloom

Spring Ephemeral Garden Walk Acanthus Epimedium pinnatum 'Thunderbolt' spreads byMany of our native plants flower during the spring season and go dormant before the onset of summer. Join our garden staff to explore many of our fabulous spring ephemerals as we all wake back up from winter's cold. Juniper Level Botanic Garden has one of the largest and most complete collections of spring flowering natives so there's no better location for learning them and the conditions that will lead to success with them in your home garden.