Epimedium - various threads gathered together here

[John Aipassa]

Hmmm, "Pink Champagne' is on my wish list... simply BEAUTIFUL

.....and Kaguya Hime is on mine.............what is your source for this one Wim? Koen van Poucke?

Cheers,
John

[WimB]

Hmmm, "Pink Champagne' is on my wish list... simply BEAUTIFUL

.....and Kaguya Hime is on mine.............what is your source for this one Wim? Koen van Poucke?

Cheers,
John

John, mine comes from Epimedium nursery (Daniëlle Monbaliu) in Oostkamp, Belgium; but Koen sells it too.

Cheers,

Wim

[John Aipassa]

John, mine comes from Epimedium nursery (Daniëlle Monbaliu) in Oostkamp, Belgium; but Koen sells it too.

Cheers,

Wim

Thank you.

[Katrin Lugerbauer]

I bought 'Pink Champagne' on a plant market in the South of Germany (Freising) two days ago. There were some nurseries who sold them, I was surprised because I thought it is a completely rare plant. But it seems that epimediums become more and more popular!

[TheOnionMan]

I bought 'Pink Champagne' on a plant market in the South of Germany (Freising) two days ago. There were some nurseries who sold them, I was surprised because I thought it is a completely rare plant. But it seems that epimediums become more and more popular!

Was it expensive?

[Katrin Lugerbauer]

No (the second reason I was surprised), I saw it for for € 7 and for € 10.

[WimB]

Anyone here who knows anything about the origin of E. grandiflorum 'Saxton's Purple'? Who made the cross and when was it sold for the first time? Mark? Anyone else?

[TheOnionMan]

Anyone here who knows anything about the origin of E. grandiflorum 'Saxton's Purple'? Who made the cross and when was it sold for the first time? Mark? Anyone else?

I don't know the parentage... Darrell Probst probably knows, he can rattle off the background on almost any epimedium you ask him about, but typically the parentage is not mentioned in catalogs.  I like this plant, one of the better purples, but not as deep purple as the purplest of all purples, namely E. grandiflorum 'Purple Prince'.  Are you interested to know, to see what's in the "blood line" for hybridization?

'Saxton's Purple' has a fine pie-crust crimped edge to the leaf, and overall I like this cultivar very much.  So that readers get a sense of what this looks like, I upload a couple pics.

[WimB]

I don't know the parentage... Darrell Probst probably knows, he can rattle off the background on almost any epimedium you ask him about, but typically the parentage is not mentioned in catalogs.  I like this plant, one of the better purples, but not as deep purple as the purplest of all purples, namely E. grandiflorum 'Purple Prince'.  Are you interested to know, to see what's in the "blood line" for hybridization?

'Saxton's Purple' has a fine pie-crust crimped edge to the leaf, and overall I like this cultivar very much.  So that readers get a sense of what this looks like, I upload a couple pics.

Mark,
I'm interested because I just received one from a friend and I can't seem to find any information about it. Maybe I should mail Darrell or Karen.
No deliberate hybridization this year with this cultivar, maybe next year.

[Hans J]

here is a other Epimedium :

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Shiho'

[TheOnionMan]

here is a other Epimedium :

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Shiho'

Hans, another one I am unfamiliar with.  Found it on Edrom Nurseries, evidently it is a new one from Japan.  Seems to have very good rich coloring and flowers held above the foliage.
http://edrom-nurseries.co.uk/shop/pc/Epimedium-grandiflorum-Shiho-20p9137.htm#details

[TheOnionMan]

Continuing series - Part 2: Garden Vision Epimediums nursery in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, USA - Darrell Probst Epi-Jedi Master, Karen Perkins Owner/Proprietor/Horticulturalist. 

1-2  Many beds of epimedium at the nursery are labelled "Epimedium hybrids under trial".  One that caught my attention, although evidently one not considered as good enough (because it hasn't been "flagged") was this one with frilled pink and white sepals, and broad and chunky yellow cup and spurs.

3-8  More "Epimedium hybrids under trial", this grouping all looked akin to Darrell's newest hybrids 'Domino' and 'Pink Champagne'... the colors were delicious.  Unfortunately, many of the photos came out poorly (blurred) due to gusty winds, so I cannot show the complete range of colors seen.  Some of the paler cream and yellow ones were exquisite, but you'll get an idea about the color possibilities.

9-10 Among the more dramatic Epimedium hybrids are those where Darrell's E. sp. nov 'Spine Tingler' is the parent, forming amazing compact mounds of extra narrow spine-edged, wavy-margined, glossy leaves, burnished and shaded with copper and red tones.  It would be worth growing for the foliage alone, but the large yellow spiderflowers are good too.

To be continued.

[Hans J]

Hans, another one I am unfamiliar with.  Found it on Edrom Nurseries, evidently it is a new one from Japan.  Seems to have very good rich coloring and flowers held above the foliage.
http://edrom-nurseries.co.uk/shop/pc/Epimedium-grandiflorum-Shiho-20p9137.htm#details

Mark :

My plant is from netherland from the nursery of P.Nijssen -this name is listet in the Epimedium book from Stearn

[John Aipassa]

Mark,

I can't wait when your trials will enter the market.

Here is my fargesii Pink Constellation.

Cheers,

[Olga Bondareva]

Epimedium colchicum pale form