Calanthe kawakamiense Butterfly Attracting Plants comes via PDN-grown seed from

comes via PDN-grown seed from an original plant collected from a logged-over floodplain near the northern end of its range in Edgefield County

with minimal damage

so the addition of a gravel-like material is recommended

starting in late June and continuing through frost (NC)

Hosta 'Surprised by Joy' is one of the cutest dwarf hostas to hit the market in years

Calanthe kawakamiense Butterfly Attracting Plants comes via PDN-grown seed fromThis 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