Epimedium sempervirens Candy Hearts Plants from China Most are spring bloomers and

Most are spring bloomers and as such add much to the spring display in shade gardens

then leave the stalks until late winter for the birds to feed on

The clumps are topped with 28" tall scapes of large pale lavender flowers that attract hummingbirds in mid-September

Any solid green shoots should be removed when they occur

originally shared in 2002 by our friend

Epimedium sempervirens Candy Hearts Plants from China Most are spring bloomers andEpimedium sempervirens 'Candy Hearts' is a 2001 Darrell Probst introduction that forms a 10" tall x 2' wide, semi evergreen clump of dark green foliage that emerges rosy violet in late winter, morphs to green leaves with a violet edge, then finally changes to solid green. The clumps are topped, starting in early April (NC), with terminal clusters of light lavender flowers that just top the emerging foliage quite special in the early spring garden.