Calanthe ‘Pink Lipsticks’
'Pink Lipsticks' has light pink flowers with dark pink lips. Calanthe is a delicate yet sturdy hardy orchid for the shade garden.
Calanthe ‘Pink Lipsticks’ is a vigorous hybrid with lovely pale pink to pink flowers with rose-red to deep pink lips held on ten inch spikes. Attractive, lush, light green pleated leaves. 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: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: Magenta
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
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Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Forests, woodlands and shaded places.
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