Genus and species: Epimedium species & hybrids
Common Name: Barrenwort
Family Name: Berberidaceae
This herbaceous plant with vinelike stems with heart shaped flowers. It has an obtuse(uneven) leaf base with leaves that start out small and get big. It is a very tough perennial--good in dry shade though it prefers good garden soil and it's deer-tolerant.
Photo taken March 28, 2012 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.
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