Calanthe sieboldii Orange/Peach Flowering Plants topped with red flowers in

topped with red flowers in spring

Salvia chamaedryoides differs in having silvery-grey foliage and cobalt blue flowers and it is a smaller plant

The shallow-rooted Nassella tenuissima will often seed near the mother clump

latifolia that is often sold as Hosta rupifraga

These should only be attempted by advanced gardeners

Calanthe sieboldii Orange/Peach Flowering Plants topped with red flowers in(syn: Calanthe striata) Calanthe sieboldii, a hard to find Japanese native terrestrial orchid, has been a superb performer and one of our favorite calanthes. The evergreen foliage (except below 10 degrees F) composes a vigorous 6" tall x 15" wide clump of deeply pleated leaves. In spring, the bloom stalks rise from the ground to reach 20". Along the scape are dozens of small pansy like flowers of bright yellow quite stunning. Calanthe sieboldii