Epimedium franchetii 'Lemon Drop'
Lemon Drop Franchet's Fairy Wings
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Shop Available EpimediumItem #: 6844
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy:
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Epimedium franchetii 'Lemon Drop' is our selection of the easy-to-grow, early flowering, clump-forming fairy wing from Hubei and Guizhou Provinces of China, that has only recently been introduced into cultivation in the US. The first stalks of Epimedium franchetii 'Lemon Drop' to emerge in spring are clothed with light bronze-emerging 5" long leaves and topped with terminal clusters of large, lemon-yellow flowers, each backed by creamy yellow sepals that resemble giant floating spiders. We recommend cutting back the evergreen foliage of Epimedium franchetii in early spring if it has become tattered during the winter.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Epimedium
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Orange/Peach
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Chocolate Garden , Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Plants from China , Plants Named After Animals , Rabbit Resistant Plants