Calanthe Takane Vietnam Although Italian arum appears on

Although Italian arum appears on a number of invasive species lists

Helleborus niger and their near kin

Stokesia 'Mary Gregory' flowers consistently throughout the summer

Salvia darcyi makes a huge 4' tall x 7' wide clump of heart-shaped

mimosa-like leaves

Calanthe Takane Vietnam Although Italian arum appears onCalanthe '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.