Epimedium sp nov Spine Tingler Polianthes It might even warrant the

It might even warrant the name of Hummingbird Sage

what a great idea

no wonder it was named the 2013 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association

The species name rostrata refers to the fruit

Epimedium sp nov Spine Tingler Polianthes It might even warrant theEpimedium 'Spine Tingler' is a 2008 Darrell Probst introduction a selection of a still unnamed species of Chinese fairy wing that Darrell discovered on a remote cliff in Sichuan, China. The undulating, evergreen (even in Zone 5), spiny leaves (like the similar Epimedium ilicifolium) are quite narrow less than 1" wide. Starting in late March (NC), the foliage, which emerges brushed with light chocolate, is topped with short but floriferous spikes of