Calanthe Kojima Yellow Perennial Encyclopedia Hosta 'Empress Wu' is the

Hosta 'Empress Wu' is the largest-growing hosta on the market

In late April (NC)

Plant it in a special spot in the rock garden or the front of the border

803 expired) (aka: Anisocampium niponicum) Oregon's Diana Ballantyne introduced this stunning

and quite a bit are actually hybrids

Calanthe Kojima Yellow Perennial Encyclopedia Hosta 'Empress Wu' is theThe pleated, green, basal leaves, evergreen down to single digits F, serve as a nice background for the 10" stalks of bright yellow flowers that start in mid April (NC). The small flowers range from pale to medium yellow with contrasting lips ranging from bronze to purple really charming. This represents a new series of orchid hybrids, Calanthe discolor, Calanthe sieboldii, Calanthe aristulifera, and Calanthe tricarinata, from the work of Japan's Mr.