Epimedium grandiflorum var violaceum Bronze Maiden Echinacea a cross of Dryopteris goldiana

a cross of Dryopteris goldiana and Dryopteris cristata

then brown

Calanthe sieboldii

The vigorous clumps are topped in midsummer with 20" spikes of light lavender flowers

Instead of having all-gold foliage like the parent

Epimedium grandiflorum var violaceum Bronze Maiden Echinacea a cross of Dryopteris goldianaEpimedium 'Bronze Maiden' is a 1999 release from epimedium guru Darrell Probst that emerges in spring with mahogany bronze new foliage, which is in turn topped with mauvy lavender clusters of large spurred flowers in late March and April in NC. Expect a three year old clump of this winter deciduous, deer resistant, floriferous selection to reach 1' tall x 30" wide.