Epimedium perralchicum Frohnleiten New Guinea The foliage follows the flowers

The foliage follows the flowers in September and remains green until spring

probably because of its unpronounceable name

they prefer dry conditions

The specific epithet "formosanum" means beautiful but can also refer to a species' origin in Taiwan

In the winter

Epimedium perralchicum Frohnleiten New Guinea The foliage follows the flowersEpimedium 'Frohnleiten' is a spectacular hybrid (Epimedium perralderianum x Epimedium pinnatum ssp. colchicum) from Germany's Heinz Klose. In April (NC), Epimedium 'Frohnleiten' boasts superbly red mottled, newly emerging, heart shaped, green leaves. The clumps are topped with panicles of large butter yellow flowers a great woodland specimen. Epimedium 'Frohnleiten' is a spreading fairy wing (6 8" per year), whose foliage remains evergreen from Zone 6