Calanthe kawakamiense Mexico After flowering and then resting

After flowering and then resting for a year

you will enjoy the early spring flower

from summer through early fall

once you see it you gotta have it

Calanthe kawakamiense Mexico After flowering and then restingThis mind boggling Taiwan native is the counterpart of the Japanese C. sieboldii on steroids. The evergreen ground hugging, olive green foliage gives rise in early spring to 3' tall flower spikes of large, fragrant, bright yellow flowers. I'm not sure how much more you could ask from a hardy perennial! We haven't trialed these north of Zone 7b, but if you garden in the tundra north of us, you may be willing to experiment outdoors with a good mulch or