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Atlanta Botanical Garden. July 2003. Besides the attractive flowers, Calanthe discolor has a very interesting textured leaf. It reminds one of Carludovica 'Jungle Drums', a richly folded and textured tropical foliage plant.

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Calanthe aristulifera				ht: 40-60cm fc: tepals pink, lips white infl: often nodding ch: USFA 8


Calanthe discolor var. bicolor				fc: tepals light yellow, lip marked red or not ns: the botanical taxon does not always sound identical to ns: what is sold in the trade now as C. bicolor.


Calanthe discolor 'Eco Rose'				ha: vigorous, multiplying well in production fc: tepals rose, lips pinkish-white or: Eco Gardens GA USA li: Schmid, W.G. 2002. An enc. of shade perennials. Timber Press. li: p. 124


Calanthe discolor 'Eco White'				fc: tepals creamy-white, lips white, pure white from a distance fq: floriferous or: Eco Gardens GA USA li: Schmid, W.G. 2002. An enc. of shade perennials. Timber Press. li: p. 124


Calanthe discolor var. sieboldii (C. sieboldii, C. striata, C. striata 'Sieboldii')				fc: tepals some shade of yellow eval: 'Takane' hybrids are a reliable, improved strain from it.


Calanthe discolor var. sieboldii 'Takane'				fc: variable from seed, tepals usually yellow, lips whitish li: Schmid, W.G. 2002. An enc. of shade perennials. Timber Press. li: p. 124


Calanthe 'Kozu Spice' ('Kozu', 'Kozu Hybrids') (C. discolor x C. izu-insularis)				ht: 12 in. - sometimes larger in warm climates ha: vigorous, superior in most gardens than either parent species fc: mixed shades, ranging from near pure white to rich bicolors of fc: white/pink, pink/red, and yellow/red. ff: clove-scented in most cases or: Japan li: Schmid, W.G. 2002. An enc. of shade perennials. Timber Press. li: p. 124 eval: this is the most widely seen taxon in gardens and for eval: good reason. so: Plant Delights


Calanthe nipponica				ns: rarely cultivated but still found on some lists.


Calanthe reflexa				ht: 30cm fc: tepals lavender, lips variably white to purple ch: USDA 8


Calanthe striata or C. striata 'Sieboldii' = C. discolor var. sieboldii


Calanthe tricarinata				ht: 15 in. fc: tepals light yellow to greenish, lips white mottled fc: purplish-brown to red shades. There is room for some good fc: clones of this to be named. ch: USDA 7 - perhaps 6 with protection so: Plant Delights (Spring 2003 Catalog: 26, with color photo)