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Longspur barrenwort

Epimedium 'Orange Queen' - Here's a shade ground cover you don't really have to think about because it's low maintenance, evergreen and drought tolerant once established. However, this perennial is so colorful, it'll be on your mind through multiple seasons. Its leaves have a rosy look in spring and turn bronzy in fall. Its flowers show off a color you rarely get to see in epimedium—or even in shade gardens in general. The coppery orange blooms appear in early to late spring. If you don't have room for a ground cover, no problem. Orange Queen thrives in containers, rock gardens and edging borders as well. Deer and rabbits don't find it very appetizing, but butterflies love its flowers.

Common names: longspur barrenwort, longspur epimedium, longspur bishop's hat, bishop's cap, fairy wings 

There are several species of barrenwort that are commonly used as ground covers, and longspur barrenwort is one of the showiest, due to its relatively large flowers. Other species and hybrids of barrenwort are listed at the end of this page. All of them do well in shady sites.

Family: Barberry (Berberidaceae)

Tree or plant type: Ground cover, Perennial

Size range: Small plant (8-14 inches)

Light exposure: Partial sun / shade (4-6 hrs light daily), Full shade (4 hrs or less of light daily)

Hardiness zones: 4 to 8

Soil preference: Acid soil, Moist, well-drained soil

Tolerances: Dry sites (once its well-established)

Season of interest: Mid spring, late spring, early summer, midsummer, late summer, early fall

Flower color: Coppery-orange

Shape or form: Mounded, Upright

Growth rate: Moderate, Slow