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

Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistently throughout the summer

Cordate spikenard is one of a small number of bold-textured

pea-like foliage

deer-resistant leaves of Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus' make this one of the most strikingly beautiful vertical accent plants in the garden

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.