Epimedium sempervirens is an evergreen perennial herb,
30-60cm in height, occurring in forests in snowy fields and
mountains. Leaves are of a biternate compound leaf, leaflets are
stiff, in the shape of an uneven ovate, and tips become narrower to
points in a tail way, bases are deeply cordate,5-10cm long with
stinging hairs on margins. Flowers are 3-4cm in diameter, white to
red-purple. Petals are 4 in number, with spurs. Sepals are petaloid,
8 in number; inside are significant, and outside are small and fall
earlier. Bloom time: April-May. |