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Key characteristics

Family: Berberidaceae
Height: 12 to 18 in
Width: 18 to 24 in
Flower color: Orange to copper-orange with red-brown outer sepals
Foliage color: Medium green, often tinged bronze in spring
Bloom time: Mid to late spring
Light: Partial shade to full shade
Water: Moderate moisture, drought tolerant once established
Maintenance: Low, cut back old foliage in late winter before new growth emerges
Growing zone: USDA zones 5 to 9
Wildlife: Bees, early-season pollinators

Groundcovers

Epimedium x warleyense 'Orangekonigin'

Orange Queen Barrenwort

Epimedium × warleyense 'Orangekönigin' produces airy sprays of warm apricot-orange flowers held on slender stems above heart-shaped foliage. The blossoms display narrow outer sepals surrounding smaller inner petals, creating a layered appearance enhanced by soft yellow tones near the center. Emerging leaves often show bronze shading before maturing to green.

Blooming occurs in mid to late spring. This cultivar originated in Europe as part of long-established garden hybridization.

Light

Partial shade to full shade

Water

Moderate moisture, drought tolerant once established

Bloom time

Mid to late spring

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