E is for Epimedium or Fairy Hat

  • Post published:04/06/2016
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  E is for Epimedium, a beautiful lowgrowing groundcover with heart-shaped leaves that likes dry shade. I admired it for years, but never planted it because I thought it was tender.  That was a mistake. Epimediums are hardy in zone 5 where I live. My new house and garden might even be zone 6, the climate is changing so rapidly. The MissouriBotanical Garden website says epimedium flowers are showy, and they are in their own way, but they…