Epimedium membranaceum Rehmannia As with many long-blooming plants

As with many long-blooming plants

blue-green border

'Green Piecrust' from NC's Kate Carpenter has some of the darkest green leaves of any hosta we have grown

far more so than the typically sold green forms

delivering an extended "Monet Moment" and a hummingbird haven

Epimedium membranaceum Rehmannia As with many long-blooming plantsE. membranaceum is another little known Chinese species with tremendous garden potential. To us, E. membranaceum superficially resembles a clumping E. rhizomatosum. For us, the clump is topped, starting in early May (NC) with numerous 22" flower spikes, each with up to two dozen 2" spider like, bright yellow flowers. The late Professor William Stearn wrote, "Cultivated at Kew, Epimedium membranaceum flowers longer than any other species of the genus."