Epimedium - various threads gathered together here

[TheOnionMan]

Going through my older digital photos I came across the following two, both showing E. sempervirens 'Candy Hearts' in spring 2005, a year after planting them in 2004.  In the second photo, there is also E. x youngianum 'Capella'.  Notice the seed pods on 'Candy Hearts'.  I'm working on my top 12 Epimediums list, and 'Candy Hearts' is easily on that list.

[gerrit]

Yea, magnificent leaflets, but very tiny flowers. You must have at least 3 dozens of epimediums on you top 12 list Mark. (ha ha)
Naylor Creek Nursery has their 2011 catalog online. (amber queen and Stormcloud) With for me at least one dozen E. from my "wanted list". But "The pond" he.

Gerrit

[TheOnionMan]

Yea, magnificent leaflets, but very tiny flowers. You must have at least 3 dozens of epimediums on you top 12 list Mark. (ha ha)
Naylor Creek Nursery has their 2011 catalog online. (amber queen and Stormcloud) With for me at least one dozen E. from my "wanted list". But "The pond" he.

Gerrit

Candy Hearts is basically for the foliage (and what it offers for hybridization); you're right, the flowers aren't much; I'm sure that can be overcome with hybridization... I have two flats of manually crossed hybrid seed waiting for germination 
Once established, flowering on Candy Hearts can be a bit better:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4769.0;attach=216357;image

Do you import from Naylor Creek?  Their prices seem lower than some other nurseries.  Have you seen Plant Delights Nursery epimedium listing?  Prices not so cheap, but some good things, and some of their own introductions.
http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Plants/Genus/Epimedium

[WimB]

Yea, magnificent leaflets, but very tiny flowers. You must have at least 3 dozens of epimediums on you top 12 list Mark. (ha ha)
Naylor Creek Nursery has their 2011 catalog online. (amber queen and Stormcloud) With for me at least one dozen E. from my "wanted list". But "The pond" he.

Gerrit

Gerrit,

if you want 'Stormcloud'... Daniëlle had it for sale, don't know if she will have it for sale again next year

Have you seen Plant Delights Nursery epimedium listing?  Prices not so cheap, but some good things, and some of their own introductions.
http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Plants/Genus/Epimedium

I like their 'Pink Parasol' especially...Mark, do you grow it?

[gerrit]

if you want 'Stormcloud'... Daniëlle had it for sale, don't know if she will have it for sale again next year

Well Wim, I have this Stormcloud for 2 years, but I remembered, Mark was looking after her as well as amber queen.



Do you import from Naylor Creek?  Their prices seem lower than some other nurseries.  Have you seen Plant Delights Nursery epimedium listing?  Prices not so cheap, but some good things, and some of their own introductions.

Mark, as I said, I wish I could import from Naylor Creek. Prices are very reasonable, even for Europeans. I contacted them. It was no problem for them to ship. But the shippingcosts are very high and the phyto &100. So I'll wait and see if those epies appear once here.

Gerrit

[TheOnionMan]

Mark, as I said, I wish I could import from Naylor Creek. Prices are very reasonable, even for Europeans. I contacted them. It was no problem for them to ship. But the shipping costs are very high and the phyto &100. So I'll wait and see if those epies appear once here.

Gerrit

Oh, sorry, now I understand what you meant by "The pond" reference.

[TheOnionMan]

Have you seen Plant Delights Nursery epimedium listing?  Prices not so cheap, but some good things, and some of their own introductions.  http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Plants/Genus/Epimedium

I like their 'Pink Parasol' especially...Mark, do you grow it?

I don't grow Pink Parasol, looks like a pretty one.  There are several on the PDN list I want, 'Pink Parasol', 'Pink Elf', 'Spritzer', 'Yokihi', and 'Amber Queen'.  Epimedium acuminatum 'Guiding Light' looks interesting too.

I'm more interested in 'Pink Elf', intrigued by the hybrid example... although it looks to me E. pubescens is the seed parent and the putative E. leptorrhizum would be the pollen parent, opposite of how they list it. 
http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Plants/Epimedium-Pink-Elf-PP-17228.html

This year was the first year I had a plant of E. pubescens "Shaanxi Forms" flower well, and I'm impressed. With 'Pink Elf' we see the flowers enlarged somewhat and with rich pink coloration in the cup... very nice.  The star-like ascending shape of the white sepals on E. pubescens gives an elegant look to the flowers.  Leaf color on pubescens stayed greener (light green) with some bright speckling and coloring, but not as hot and fiery orange-red as with new foliage on the similar E. stellulatum.  Other forms of E. pubescens are said to be hardy to Zone 6, but "Shaanxi Forms" is reported hardy to Zone 5, and it has been hardy and evergreen in my garden, a smaller lower growing plant than E. stellulatum.

[gerrit]

Yes, E.Yokihi, what a flowers! And what a parents!

By the way, what does mean PDN list? P from Probst? Perhaps a list from the numerous beautiful hybrids you have seen this spring at you visit there Mark?

Gerrit.

[TheOnionMan]

By the way, what does mean PDN list? P from Probst? Perhaps a list from the numerous beautiful hybrids you have seen this spring at you visit there Mark?

Gerrit.

PDN is Plant Delights Nursery by Tony Avent.  I did show some Epi's from my visits to Garden Vision Epimedium in this topic, I can show more sometime.  Most the plants I show came from Garden Vision.

[TheOnionMan]

Warm Christmas colors on Epimedium lishihchenii and stellulatum on this sunny Christmas Eve, they look hot enough to melt snow

Merry Christmas Epimedium fans

[Maggi Young]

Stunning colours, McMark.... very seasonal.... will they be looking that good for EPIphany??

[gerrit]

A happy new year for all Epimedium-lovers and of course all Non-lovers.

Gerrit

[TheOnionMan]

Gerrit, I like the Epimedium scenario... did you fire off the rocket fireworks?  Yet another fantastic use of Epimediums, as fireworks launchpads

I've been traveling for the past week, belated Happy New Year.

[manicbotanic]

hi everyone.
does anybody know {or grow }epimedium the giant....
help i need it..heard it was about $500 though...ouch.

[TheOnionMan]

hi everyone.
does anybody know {or grow }epimedium the giant....
help i need it..heard it was about $500 though...ouch.

Hello Shaun, there are a few people who grow it, in fact there are some good photos of it here in this topic. 
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4769.msg148231#msg148231

This was a new acquisition for me in 2009; I'm thrilled to have it, and there were a few flowers too.  It was introduced by Darrell Probst in Garden Vision Epimediuns in 2007, listed in the 2010 catalog under their "Rarities for Breeders and Collectors" section, for $300 US.  Here's a not-so-great photo of my plant flowering.