Calanthe aristulifera Gladiolus The clumps are topped with

The clumps are topped with 40" flower spikes of light lavender flowers in July

Baptisia minor 'Blue Bonnet' is the earliest flowering of all the Baptisia minor clones we've grown

Usually the evergreen foliage gets tattered overwinter

and orientalis

and the giant tree dahlia is at the top of my list

Calanthe aristulifera Gladiolus The clumps are topped withCalanthe aristulifera is one of the rarest of the Japanese endemic species from the mountains of Japan's Kyushu island. Calanthe aristulifera forms an 18" wide clump of pleated, evergreen leaves topped in mid spring with 15" tall flower spikes lined with small light pink flowers. We find a slightly moist organic rich soil is best, although these are extraordinarily drought tolerant.