Calanthe Kojima White
Sweetly fragrant pure white flowers sometimes with a warm purple tip on the lip. Calanthe is a delicate yet sturdy hardy orchid for the shade garden.
Description:
These are vigorous hybrids producing ten inch spikes of highly fragrant pure white flowers sometimes with a warm purple tip on the lip. Virus-free plants from flasked seedlings. Vigorous blooming size plants. Calanthes are hardy terrestrial orchids for classic shade garden conditions. They are relatively easy to grow in rich, well-drained soils in part shade.
Common Name: Hardy Calanthe Orchid
Family: Orchidaceae (The Orchid Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: No
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Forests, woodlands and shaded places.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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