Calanthe Takane Vietnam The nice 2' wide mound

The nice 2' wide mound of medium-green foliage is topped in very late summer with incredible spikes of dark lavender flowers on wonderful

is truly one of the most distinctive and spectacular

Polygonatum odoratum 'Spiral Staircase'

Salvia darcyi makes a huge 4' tall x 7' wide clump of heart-shaped

Helleborus niger and their near kin

Calanthe Takane Vietnam The nice 2' wide moundCalanthe 'Takane' is an easy to grow, beautiful, multi colored, spring flowering orchid that is hardy in the woodland garden to zone 7a! These Japanese hybrids are a seed strain developed from crosses of Calanthe discolor and Calanthe sieboldii. Calanthe 'Takane' forms tropical looking clumps of flat, 8" long x 2" wide, pleated, green leaves. In mid April (NC), the clumps are topped with 8" long stalks of flowers that blend yellow, orange and apricot.