Sulphureum Bishop's Hat is a shade loving semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with toothed green heart-shaped foliage that emerges with red tints and turns completely red in fall. Nodding pale yellow flowers with short dark yellow spurs bloom in spring. Thrives in shade and dry to medium, well-drained acidic soils. Drought tolerant once established.
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
Spread: |
1' - 1.5’ |
Spacing: |
1’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Mosaic virus the main disease, but otherwise little problems. Cut back any surviving winter foliage in late winter before new growth emerges. Watch for aphids.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Japanese Spurge, Baby’s Breath, Echinacea
IMAGES: MOs810, Wojslawice arboretum (Epimedium versicolor Sulphureum), CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) peganum from Small Dole, England, Epimedium x versicolor sulphureum - Flickr - peganum (1), CC BY-SA 2.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Epimedium x versicolor Sulphureum 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Epimedium x versicolor Sulphureum 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Photoset by Maja Dumat, (1) Elfenblume (Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum, (2) Elfenblume (Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum')
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.