Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Barrenwort

Family: Berberidaceae (Barberry family)

Distribution: Asia

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Life form: Evergreen perennial

Comments: Epimedium is a spring flowering perennial which performs well in part to full shade when a woodland or naturalized look is preferred. Originating in China and Asia, it produces flowers with white spurs and raspberry centers that provide an airy feel as well as evergreen leaves with a mottled to dark burgundy color. It performs well in dry shade and spreads through rhizomes.