Buy Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Also Known As

Epimedium sulphureum
Persian Barrenwort
Sulphureum Barrenwort
Sulphureum Bishop's Hat
Sulphureum Fairy Wings

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 9"-12"
W: 10"-16"

planting zones

5a-9b

1 gallon bagged root ball | $19

Ships UPS, flat charge based on order total.

Fewer than 27 at Gossler Farms

More Options

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' plant details

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' is a fast-growing broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial groundcover with green, red and variegated foliage. In spring yellow flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in clay, rich, rocky and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: berberidaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green, red and variegated
Mature size: 10 IN - 16 IN - wide, 9 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in spring
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, heart-shaped leaves, long-lived, rock garden, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: clay, rich, rocky and well-drained

We independently publish plant data to search multiple nurseries at once. We may earn a commission on qualifying purchases when you buy through our links.

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' has dramatic red-bronze new foliage and charming sulphur yellow flowers in early spring. The evergreen foliage turns russet in fall. It is an excellent ground cover that grows well under trees where other plants falter. Possibly hardy to zone 4. Epimedium are among the easiest perennials to grow. They thrive in medium to heavy shade, and when established, are highly drought tolerant. They are deer resistant and are seldom bothered by voles or other critters. They can be used as effective ground covers or shade garden accents.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Has soft creamy yellow flowers on a 6”-12” plant. The foliage is best cut down late winter so the flowers can show their best.

By: Gossler Farms

An excellent groundcover, spreading by rhizome, with fine pinkish-red fall cover and flowers of late yellow with a deep yellow spur... sort of like a tiny columbine! PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

In spring and then fall, showy primrose-yellow flowers shaped like little daffodils cluster above lime-green leaves with rusty-red highlights. Semi-evergreen, 9" tall spreader. Minimum temperature: -20 °F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Visitors are always delighted by the pale, clear yellow flowers rising above leathery, heart-shaped foliage. This is one of the best Epimediums for fall color. We plant it with early blooming Pulmonarias or Brunneras.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Mint green heart shaped leaves tinged red when young & coppery in fall, sulfur yellow flowers, 1' stems. ZONE 4

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Very close to 'Neosulphureum' with slightly darker flowers and longer spurs. Also winter-green, leaves turning maroon in winter, moderately spreading and very drought tolerant. Available again mid May.

By: Edelweiss Perennials

Yellow flowers. Red-mottled green leaves.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Soft yellow flowers dance on wiry stems above bronze tinted foliage. Cut back winter-burned foliage, to the ground, in early spring before flowering stems appear. 14".

By: Avant Gardens

Clump-forming, evergreen perennial with heart-shaped leaves that are red when young and later turning green. Produces small, saucer-to cup-shaped flowers with bright yellow petals and pale yellow inner sepals. The 12" tall foliage and flowers can be long-lasting in arrangements.