Borinda macclureana Chocolate Garden topped with a tiny reddish

topped with a tiny reddish bud that quickly explodes like a skyward firework into a 6-8"

Epimedium acuminatum 'Ruby Shan' is a 1996 Dan Hinkley/Heronswood collection from Sichuan

Dry soil and full sun are the keys to success

and we have had no leaf scorch in our trials

Our 20-year old patch is now 6' wide

Borinda macclureana Chocolate Garden topped with a tiny reddishBorinda macclureana is another species of clumping bamboos that has thrived in our hot, humid summers. This offering originated from a Keith Rushford collection from 11,000' elevation in Tibet. We planted our first trial plants of Borinda macclureana in 2007 it's thrived since. Our plants in full sun for a few hours each day actually look far better than our clump in shade. Borinda macclureana matures at 20' tall as a slightly arching clump with 10"