Epimedium pinnatum ssp colchicum Thunderbolt Erigeron woody perennial (shrub) to 5'

woody perennial (shrub) to 5' tall x 7' wide in 5 years

rivaling Amorphophallus konjac

the awesome blue lupine-like flower racemes are held atop the foliage

pink and red

This easy-to-grow cobra lily makes a truly stunning sight after it becomes established

Epimedium pinnatum ssp colchicum Thunderbolt Erigeron woody perennial (shrub) to 5'This 1973 collection from Soviet Georgia by the US National Arboretum's Skip March was later named by Darrell Probst. In spring, the leaves of Epimedium 'Thunderbolt' emerge olive green with a cinnamon border, and later at the onset of cold weather, the amazing deer resistant, evergreen foliage darkens to charcoal black with contrasting green veins which form a "thunderbolt" pattern. Epimedium pinnatum 'Thunderbolt' spreads by rhizomes to form a 3'