Epimedium grandiflorum Lavender Lady Irids The flawless fresh new foliage

The flawless fresh new foliage might go unnoticed by the unobservant gardener but it is produced nevertheless

Astilbe chinensis 'Amber Moon' makes a 30" tall x 18" wide clump of golden foliage which emerges brightest in spring when each leaf also sports a narrow red edge

It grows well in both sun and part sun

topped in midsummer with dark blue-violet umbels of flowers on Jack and the Beanstalk-like 66" tall stems

Epimedium grandiflorum Lavender Lady Irids The flawless fresh new foliageThis 2000 release from Darrell Probst originated as a hybrid seedling of E. sempervirens 'Violet Queen' and E. grandiflorum 'Violet Queen' in the garden of the late Harold Epstein. As was the case, anytime Harold got a couple of queens together in his garden, something memorable happened in this case, a 'Lavender Lady'. This 8" tall spreader is adorned with leaves that emerge, edged in deep red, which later morph to a netted green pattern. The