Epimedium pinnatum ssp colchicum Thunderbolt Western Europe albidior at Holland's Succulenta nursery

albidior at Holland's Succulenta nursery in 2004 and was able to return home with a pup

Two opposite

Cast iron plants grow well in both moist and dry soils as long as the drainage is good

They do not seem to be harmed by this interruption

tapering leaves give a unique cascading appearance to the clump

Epimedium pinnatum ssp colchicum Thunderbolt Western Europe albidior at Holland's Succulenta nurseryThis 1973 collection from Soviet Georgia by the US National Arboretum's Skip March was later named by Darrell Probst. In spring, the leaves of Epimedium 'Thunderbolt' emerge olive green with a cinnamon border, and later at the onset of cold weather, the amazing deer resistant, evergreen foliage darkens to charcoal black with contrasting green veins which form a "thunderbolt" pattern. Epimedium pinnatum 'Thunderbolt' spreads by rhizomes to form a 3'