Description
basal green leaves in October
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
We have had some reports of success with this orchid from Zone 5
And who says mothball-sniffing herbarium taxonomists don't have a sense of humor
Salvia chamaedryoides differs in having silvery-grey foliage and cobalt blue flowers and it is a smaller plant
Calanthe sieboldii Orange/Peach Flowering Plants basal green leaves in October(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