Bishop's Hat, Frohnleiten Barrenwort

Frohnleiten Barrenwort is a shade loving semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial with toothed light green heart-shaped foliage that emerges with bronze marbling that returns in fall.  Nodding bright yellow flowers with spurs bloom in spring.  Thrives in shade and dry to medium, well-drained acidic soils.  Drought tolerant once established.

Type:	Perennial
Height:	0.5' - 1'
Spread:	1' - 1.5’
Spacing:	1’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	5 - 9
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	Yellow
Season of Interest:	Spring, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Mosaic virus the main disease, but otherwise little problems.  Cut back any surviving winter foliage in late winter before new growth emerges.  Watch for aphids.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Japanese Spurge, Baby’s Breath, Echinacea

IMAGES: Peter coxhead, Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' 2013-05-10, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset Leonora (Ellie) Enking, (1) Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' (1)+(2), ,(3) S. Rae from Scotland, UK, Epimedium × perralchicum 'Frohnleiten' - Flickr - S. Rae, CC BY 2.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.