Calanthe Kojima Orange
Kojima Orange Selections have sweetly fragrant bright red to orange orchid flowers. Calanthe is a delicate yet sturdy hardy orchid for the shade garden.
The Kojima Orange Selections are vigorous hybrids producing ten inch spikes of highly fragrant bright orange flowers with variable detailing of yellow, yellow-orange, white, and red. Every plant will have different flowers and different fragrance. Watch out collectors! The pleated foliage is also quite attractive. Virus-free plants from flasked seedlings. Vigorous blooming size plants. Calanthe 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, Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Forests, woodlands and shaded places.
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Geographical Origin: Asia - China and Japan, Garden Origin
