Epimedium perralderianum 'Frohnleiten'

Initially in cushions soon forming carpets with its numerous short runners and covering the ground without gaps; fast-growing.

30-40 cm tall.

Loose racemes, shiny yellow; end of March to April.

Semi-evergreen, in threes, coarse, papery, on wiry, thin petioles, margins thorny-toothed, shoots bronze-green turning shiny green; dense carpet of leaves.

Light shade to shade, likes warmth, usually frost hardy; protect from winter sun and harsh easterly winds.

Moderately dry to moist; well-drained, sandy-loamy.

In order to promote the early flowering of Epimedium perralderianum, the leaves should be completely cut back in late winter or early spring.