If you’re the type of gardener who waits with bated breath for the next plant craze, inhale and wait no longer. Epimedium, a long-familiar plant with the unfortunate common names of barrenwort ...

These low-growing plants are viewed dismissively ... Above: Planted at the front of a retaining wall, the starry flowers of Epimedium x rubrum draw instant attention. Above: Epimedium’s new ...

Here are a few of Avent’s favorite varieties of epimedium. • Amber Queen boasts “an unreal abundance of bright yellow, spiderlike flowers tipped with orange-red,” according to the Plant ...

What: Epimedium × perralchicum ‘Fröhnleiten ... filling an area so densely that it prevents weeds from becoming established. Plant in light to dappled shade. This tough ground cover tolerates ...

Epimedium can make a great edging plant or can be tucked in between others. The list that follows is just a sample, from easy-to-grow, old-fashioned favorites such as Epimedium x versicolor ...

MORE: Find more gardening Q&A from Neil Bell. You can also propagate Epimedium by rhizome cuttings if the plant is still relatively young. This also involves digging up the plant and cleaning ...

Epimedium, ferns and hybrid Oriental hellebores ... If you cut it back now, new fresh foliage will quickly grow back and look great all season long. Don’t wait too long to do this task.