Cordate spikenard is one of a small number of bold-textured
The nice 2' wide mound of medium-green foliage is topped in very late summer with incredible spikes of dark lavender flowers on wonderful
Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistently throughout the summer
is truly one of the most distinctive and spectacular
Helleborus niger and their near kin
Calanthe Takane Vietnam Cordate spikenard is one ofCalanthe 'Takane' is an easy to grow, beautiful, multi colored, spring flowering orchid that is hardy in the woodland garden to zone 7a! These Japanese hybrids are a seed strain developed from crosses of Calanthe discolor and Calanthe sieboldii. Calanthe 'Takane' forms tropical looking clumps of flat, 8" long x 2" wide, pleated, green leaves. In mid April (NC), the clumps are topped with 8" long stalks of flowers that blend yellow, orange and apricot.