Epimedium pinnatum ssp colchicum Thunderbolt Polystichum the lacy cutleaf green foliage

the lacy cutleaf green foliage emerges as a nice foil

dark green border

in moist but well-drained forests on Shikoku Island

combined with all summer flowering

expect a 5' wide patch in 3 years

Epimedium pinnatum ssp colchicum Thunderbolt Polystichum the lacy cutleaf green foliageThis 1973 collection from Soviet Georgia by the US National Arboretum's Skip March was later named by Darrell Probst. In spring, the leaves of Epimedium 'Thunderbolt' emerge olive green with a cinnamon border, and later at the onset of cold weather, the amazing deer resistant, evergreen foliage darkens to charcoal black with contrasting green veins which form a "thunderbolt" pattern. Epimedium pinnatum 'Thunderbolt' spreads by rhizomes to form a 3'