Epimedium jinchengshanense Caramel Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions but not Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura'

but not Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura'

in the early 1960s in a 200-yard-long bank of Iris cristata in Litchfield

the foliage brightens to a luminescent white gold

as fall approaches

the plant may rest for months before the leaf emerges

Epimedium jinchengshanense Caramel Plant Delights and Juniper Level Botanic Garden Introductions but not Alstroemeria 'Sweet Laura'Epimedium 'Caramel' is the superb wild collected introduction from Asian plant guru, Dr. Mikinori Ogisu of Japan. Epimedium 'Caramel' is a selection of the newly named Epimedium jinchengshanense. The narrow, toothed foliage adorns the stems of the 1' tall x 2' wide clump. In early April (NC) the stem terminates in massive clusters of flowers, each composed of large golden yellow inner sepals, highlighted by a small caramel cup and small white outer