Description
Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at ground level in late winter
After the flowers finish
Plant this where you want it to stay
Instead of having all-gold leaves
making a 2' wide clump
Epimedium leptorrhizum Winter Delights Hellebores Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at groundEpimedium 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