Epimedium grandiflorum Red Beauty carpets shaded beds with open sprays of pink-purple, white-tipped spurred flowers in spring. Bronze and purple tones mark the new toothed foliage before the leaves mature to mid-green.
This low, deciduous perennial forms a clump about 10 inches tall and wide. It suits border edges, underplanting, and woodland gardens, and established plants tolerate temporary drought.
Cut back old foliage in late winter or early spring so the new leaves and flowers show clearly. Divide the plant in autumn or after flowering.