Epimedium ‘Amber Queen’ +

Description

I was always reluctant to offer Epimedium seeds because they do not come true from seeds when more species are grown together and labeling of the off-springs becomes a problem. All plants grown from seeds are the result of cross-pollination.

Given the rarity of the Epimediums offered in the trades and the fact that the hybrids I obtained over the years are all beautiful (it is easy to discard the ones undesirable after flowering in 3-4 years), I changed my mind though.

For example, the seedlings have to be clearly labeled as: Epimedium hybrid ex. ‘Amber Queen’; the mother is known, about the father we can only speculate. The same applies for  if the mother was another species.
Most of the seedlings will have flowers in various shades of yellow and spring mottled new foliage, which turns green later in the summer and remains evergreen, like shown in the gallery. The perfect plant for a part-shaded position and quite drought resistant.

Germination: these seeds need to be sown fresh; with warm/cold required cycles for germination. Follow the same sowing/taking care of the pots protocol like for Hepatica and all other species that need to be sown fresh.
The cold requirement is about 2 months only – so, those who have the possibility can bring the pots indoors in late February and give them a jump start under the growing lights. Otherwise, let them germinate outdoors in the spring.
The seedlings are very easy to grow and actually very cute. Enjoy!
A review for the evergreen Epimediums here: Let me explain about evergreen Epimediums