Epimedium question for Kellie ???

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Aug 04, 2005 6:10 pm

Hey Kellie! One of the unknown epimediums that I babysat for you is blooming, just wondering if you recognize the flower and which epi it might be? Is yours blooming?

Andi

p.s. All of your toadies are looking quite spectacular right now!!!

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Aug 04, 2005 6:36 pm

An epimedium that blooms in August? Wow. Is this normal?

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Aug 04, 2005 7:13 pm

I'm thinking not normal... but still pretty cool! It's one of the many that I babysat for Kellie for a year when she moved from Washington to Oregon. Part of the babysitting service included me keeping a small piece of each one (lucky me!!! Thanks Kellie )

This one didn't do well after I divided off my small piece, and I thought it might not make it. Then it put out a bunch of new growth and sent up this bloom scape.

I'll have to keep my eye on it and see what it does next year. The only info I know is that it's from Heronswood originally.

Andi

KellieD · Post by **KellieD** » Aug 05, 2005 11:38 am

Hmmmmmm..............

A picture of the leaf would help. I know that I purchased E. dolichostemon, E. acuminatum and a couple of others I lost the tags to. Heronswood keeps a list of purchases so I'll find out from them which ones I own and through process of elimination we'll figure it out.

All my epi's are doing well and love the coastal climate!

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Aug 05, 2005 1:23 pm

Thanks Kellie - I don't think it's either of the two you listed based on comparing photos from the Net to mine. I'll get a pix of the leaves today and post them for ya.

Andi

hostadad · Post by **hostadad** » Aug 07, 2005 2:14 am

Andi, that is a very beautiful flower. I did not know that there were so many color choices. I thought the E. rubrum had the prettiest flower, now I change my mind! You sure got me going on epimedium's.

David.

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Aug 07, 2005 1:35 pm

Hmmm... check out these epi flowers! (you know, just to get you hooked a little bit more LOL!)

Andi

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Aug 07, 2005 1:38 pm

And of course... even more photos to reeeeeeeel you in just a bit further!!! Now you see why I kep talking about these plants so much when you were here, they're a good groundcover in the summertime, but in spring they are absolutely the stars of the garden, IMO

Andi

hostadad · Post by **hostadad** » Aug 07, 2005 5:24 pm

Ok, ok...You win! You did it again Andi. The power of your influence did it once again. Now instead of just native ground covers..... they will be mixed with Epi's, all over the place! My goodness your an expensive friend

Andi's gonna drain my life savings LOL !

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Aug 08, 2005 12:38 am

Doesn't necessarily have to be expensive... there are such things as trades, you know

Very inexpensive, and a good excuse for a visit also. I do want to give you a piece of my dwarf maidenhair fern to go in that big stump above the regular maidenhair... that would look so neat!

Andi

hostadad · Post by **hostadad** » Aug 08, 2005 12:53 am

Great idea...Thanks!

Justaysam · Post by **Justaysam** » Aug 10, 2005 9:35 pm

Could it be Epimedium x youngianum, baby doll pink? Looks kind of like one I once had...

KellieD · Post by **KellieD** » Aug 10, 2005 10:32 pm

Oh, who the heck knows. It was the year of the Epimedium Lust.

Think I'll email Heronswood again and ask them to search through my purchases. Thank goodness the computer can do it for them as I'm sure the list is lengthy!

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Aug 10, 2005 11:28 pm

Oh goodness Kellie - you don't have to worry about contacting Heronswood unless you really want to know the variety. I'm just going to call it Epimedium kellianum 'Kellie's Surprise' and be done with it LOL!!!

Hugs!
Andi