A UK National Collection

Epimediums

'Rubin Krone' is a variety with a reddish purple flower with paler spurs; we bought from Edrom Nursery in East Scotland. So far it seems to form a medium height plant, fairly distinct in colour from other varieties we have. 

General information on Epimedium grandiflorum

Distribution – Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu and Hokiado). Northern Korea and southern Manchuria.

Description – A medium sized fairly deciduous species with widespread distribution through Japan etc. growing in deciduous woodland. It was introduced to Great Britain in the 1830s. With its wide geographical range through the various Japanese islands etc., a good deal of variation has occurred. Flower colour of the plants found in the wild varies widely: yellow, white, pink, lilac and reddish to purple. Add to this the large number of plants attributed to E grandiflorum that have arisen in cultivation and there may be hundreds of cultivars already named. 

Epimedium grandiflorum 'Rubin Krone'