Snow-Covered Spine Tingler Epimedium - January 2025
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A few days back, I posted a photo of some snow-covered Angelia Sedum groundcover that was providing a little bit of Winter Interest near our back stoop. On my way out to dump the kitchen compost bin in the larger bins in back, I stopped to look at some other groundcover that was 'showing up' in the snow: Spine Tingler Epimedium. Below is a photo showing the three plants - that I put in the ground in Spring 2023 : There, amongst the light snow and leaf litter is the dried-out, rigid and spike-edged foliage of Spine Tingler. These have fared a bit better than the Amber Queen varieties, so perhaps a few more of these should be on my list at the Morton Arboretum Plant Sale in 2025.