Calanthe kawakamiense Adiantum 2' tall x 2' wide

2' tall x 2' wide clump-former has dark green

this one's sure to stand out in your garden

1" chrysanthemum-esque flowers throughout the summer and into fall

Thanks to Scott Ogden for sharing this exciting salvia hybrid that we admired in his Texas garden during a 2000 visit

Calanthe kawakamiense Adiantum 2' tall x 2' wideThis 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