Calanthe Takane 7a 'Gold Standard'

'Gold Standard'

eventually forming a 2-3' wide patch in the woodland garden

When they go dormant in fall

and in a well drained soil

resembling giant

Calanthe Takane 7a 'Gold Standard'Calanthe 'Takane' is an easy to grow, beautiful, multi colored, spring flowering orchid that is hardy in the woodland garden to zone 7a! These Japanese hybrids are a seed strain developed from crosses of Calanthe discolor and Calanthe sieboldii. Calanthe 'Takane' forms tropical looking clumps of flat, 8" long x 2" wide, pleated, green leaves. In mid April (NC), the clumps are topped with 8" long stalks of flowers that blend yellow, orange and apricot.