Online Nurseries 2002 - Garden Vision - page 2

Generally, these are much larger plants than E. diphyllum, although Darrell notes that most of the clones in cultivation are about half normal size because they were probably selected for number of flowers as opposed to size of plant.

E. x setosum (Cc. 960059) originated in Harold Epstein's garden. The medium-sized leaflets have prominently spined margins (which you can almost see in this image).

Plants are literally covered with sprays of white flowers eight to ten inches tall (20 - 25 cm).

Darrell notes that this is his favorite of all the clones he grows.

Epimedium x youngianum

E. x youngianum are usually fertile, clump-forming, deciduous hybrids between E. grandiflorum and E. diphyllum, mostly of garden origin although occurring in the wild.

These are very variable plants in respect to flower size, shape, color, spur length and leaflet size and shape. Most produce a second flush of leaves and some will re-bloom.

E. x youngianum 'Be My Valentine' was a 1999 Cobblewood® introduction.

It was named, at the request of the Connecticut chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society, in honor of Betty Valentine of Berlin, CT in celebration of her ninetieth birthday in 1998.

This is a tiny plant, covered in blooms at only five to six inches tall (12 - 15 cm). The small, to medium-sized flowers have very short white spurs. Leaflets are also tiny.

This would be a grand plant for the front of a border or edging a woodland path.

E. x youngianum 'Tamabotan' intrigues me greatly. The spurless flowers appear double and are quite different from what I think of as Epimedium flowers.

Flowers are large for an x youngianum (medium-sized basically) and not produced in profusion, but in combination with the purple young spring foliage well worth that second look.

Plants will be about eight inches tall (20 cm) in bloom, extending to sixteen inches tall (40 cm) after bloom.

E. x youngianum 'Yenomoto' produces the largest flowers of any x youngianum.

The inner sepals and spurs are especially long. Darrell says this is the most floriferous clone he grows, blooming over a long period.

These are smiling flowers - like Cyclamen; at least they make this gardener smile. You simply cannot be depressed or out of sorts when you encounter flowers like these dancing so jauntily on their stems.

Plants will be

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