Epimedium epsteinii Polygonatum This cobra lily is very

This cobra lily is very dramatic in the woodland garden once it spreads to form nice colonies

cardiovascular disease

it may experience a short summer dormant period

which are home to the lovely white ground-hugging flowers in January

This 1991 introduction first caught our eyes and then our hearts

Epimedium epsteinii Polygonatum This cobra lily is veryThis new, recently published species (1997) was discovered by the Beijing Botanic Garden and sent to Darrell Probst for identification. Darrell in turn asked the UK epimedium guru, the late Dr. William Stearn, to name the plant in honor of the late Harold Epstein. This splendid vigorous evergreen species makes a nice dense groundcover, spreading at the rate of 8" per year. The glossy foliage provides a nice foil to the stunning bicolor flowers (up to