Calanthe discolor Southwest Garden Plants About this time

About this time

As with the species

blue-braided Afro

Firecracker vine grows just fast enough to be garden-worthy

Morning sun is perfect where adequate soil moisture is available

Calanthe discolor Southwest Garden Plants About this timeCalanthe discolor is a Japanese woodland orchid that emerges from the pseudobulb with 2 3 heavily pleated, 6" long x 2" wide leaves. As the bulb offsets, the clumps can get quite thick. The foliage of Calanthe discolor, which is evergreen to 15 degrees F, is topped in mid spring with 10" stalks of tiny mahogany flowers with pure white lower lips a very easy to grow addition to that special spot in the woodland garden. The Calanthe are terrestrial