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EPIMEDIUM
'Heavenly Purple'
Torsten bred this fabulous selection from E.
fargesii
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EPIMEDIUM ilicifolium Og93020
This more recent introduction is still rare in cultivation. The
large evergreen leaves are very handsome, being long and dramatically
incised, rather like holly leaves as is alluded to in the name. The
pretty pale yellow flowers are large, appearing broader by virtue of
long spurs. All in all this is a very splendid plant. |
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EPIMEDIUM
ogisui Og 91.001
It
was only fair that one of the loveliest should have been named after
Mikinori Ogisu. The wide, spoon shaped sepals and long arching spurs are
pure white, which contrasts so
well with the rich red mottling on the new leaves. Low growing but
spreads gently - enough to make an impact without ever being a nuisance!
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EPIMEDIUM
x omeiense 'Akame' Og 82.001
(E.
acuminatum
x E. fangii) Previously, but incorrectly, known as E. x omeiense
'Emei Shan'. Although a hybrid, this one is naturally occurring and was
named after
the location in Sichuan where it was found. So many of the flowers are
amazing, but
this is even more so. They are large but the sepals are red (not a
common colour amongst epimediums) above arching golden spurs which are
also tinged with red. These are held above wonderful bronze young
foliage.
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EPIMEDIUM
x omeiense 'Stormcloud' Og 82.002
(E.
acuminatum
x E. fangii) A sister seedling to the above, the flowers are inevitably
similar in structure. However, they are a different colour - essentially reminiscent
of chocolate though
with purple speckling and yellow tipped spurs. The new foliage is
flushed red.
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EPIMEDIUM
platypetalum Og 93.085
This amazingly old introduction (dating back to 1922) lacks the
characteristic spurs of so many Epimedium. The lemon yellow flowers are
held above the leaves with their heart
shaped leaflets. These are attractively flushed purple in autumn and
winter to give
interest for such a long time. |