This combination of plants provides one of my favorite moments in the spring garden. The group includes Epimedium 'Crime Scene' with Primula kisoana and the emerging foliage of Cimicifuga racemosa 'Hillside Black Beauty' (now know as Actea simplex, Atropurpurea group).
Thinking spring is the perfect antidote to the very Novermber-ish weather we're having. To see what's sparking other gardener's memories, visit Cathy at Words and Herbs who's hosting this meme.
That is a lovely combination. Epimedium leaves are so pretty and those primula highlight the tinge of pink. It's good to think of spring - so cold and grey here today!
Posted by: Cathy | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 07:23 AM
I love that combination of colours.
Posted by: Cathy | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 09:03 AM
Crime scene? not sure about the name but the plant and combination is stunning.
Posted by: Amelia | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 10:14 AM
How interesting. I love it!
Posted by: Allison | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 11:39 AM
Epimedium 'Crime Scene' may be one of the best plant names I've ever heard. The combination is lovely.
Posted by: Kris P | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 11:52 AM
Very nice Primula - I love Spring it is my favourite season.
Posted by: Rosie | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 12:31 PM
Oh that is a most stunning combination! Like Amelia I'm not sure about the name 'Crime Scene' for such a beautiful epimedium. Is that the colour of the foliage year round or its autumnal colour? I'm off to see whether it has made it across this side of the pond.
Posted by: Anna | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 03:15 PM
KIRS AND ANNA — That is the color of the Epimedium foliage as it emerges in the spring. Then it turns green. It may get a bit of color in the autumn but nothing like the spring color. The nursery that hybridized it says the red spots on the foliage made them think of crime shows on TV, which proved they'd been watching too many!
Posted by: Linda Brazill | Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 03:22 PM