Epimedium franchetii Lemon Drop 9a The clumps are topped with

The clumps are topped with 5' tall scapes of near-white flowers in early summer

an indescribable contrast

from a population we explored just east of the Montgomery County town of Biscoe

This amazing Brookside Gardens release is still quite rare in the trade

Epimedium franchetii Lemon Drop 9a The clumps are topped withEpimedium 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