Epimedium grandiflorum Silver Queen Comptonia each topped with large spikes

each topped with large spikes of light peach-colored flowers from late summer until frost

it seems to take off

blue-grey leaves with a gentle undulation to the margins

this may be the closest you'll ever get

Originally brought into the US by California sea captain Commander Bauman

Epimedium grandiflorum Silver Queen Comptonia each topped with large spikesEpimedium grandiflorum 'Silver Queen' is still a rare cultivar in the trade and one that has been commercially confused with Epimedium 'White Queen' our offering is the correct plant. In late March (NC), the deciduous Epimedium 'Silver Queen' clumps emerge with beautiful cinnamon foliage, topped with short stalks of large white flowers with a lilac blush, that just top the foliage. As temperatures rise, the foliage morphs to green.