Epimedium leptorrhizum Turkey Butterfly weed is designed for

Butterfly weed is designed for its foliage to be eaten and quickly resprout

75" wide yellow stripe running down the center of each leaf

winter hardiness zone 7b

the 1' tall x 2' wide clumps are topped with tremendous clusters of vivid raspberry-purple flowers

spread the roots out horizontally and plant shallow

Epimedium leptorrhizum Turkey Butterfly weed is designed forEpimedium leptorrhizum hails from Guizhou and Sichuan, China. This little known species that is essentially a dwarf, running Epimedium brachyrrhizum. Spreading by slender rhizomes (leptos = slender), Epimedium leptorrhizum can expand by 8" per year. The 8" tall clump is topped in late March (NC) with short flower spikes of large, pink lavender flowers, often with contrasting lighter purple spurs. Epimedium leptorrhizum prefers not to get bone dry for