Epimedium warleyense Orangekonigin Butia Akebono cast iron plant makes

Akebono cast iron plant makes a great bold-textured addition to the Southern garden

This hard-to-find species is one of the easiest to grow in most gardens

white vertical veins (candidissimum means "dazzling white")

3" tall x 10" wide

Epimedium warleyense Orangekonigin Butia Akebono cast iron plant makesEpimedium 'Orangekonigin' is a relatively recent hybrid (Epimedium alpinum x Epimedium pinnatum ssp. colchicum) from master plantsman, Ernst Pagels of Germany, that is a much slower spreader than straight Epimedium x warleyense. The flowers of Epimedium 'Orangekonigin' are also a lighter shade of orange as they top the clumps in late March and early April. From zone 7 southward, expect the deer resistant foliage to remain evergreen.