Calanthe sieboldii Orange/Peach Flowering Plants And who says mothball-sniffing herbarium

And who says mothball-sniffing herbarium taxonomists don't have a sense of humor

Christmas fern (known in PC circles as the Seasonal Holiday Fern) is one of the finest of all evergreen ferns and retains its attractive appearance all winter

the plants will probably defoliate and the canes will die to the ground at 0 degrees F

similar in appearance to comfrey

Calanthe sieboldii Orange/Peach Flowering Plants And who says mothball-sniffing herbarium(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