Calanthe Yellow Lipstics Begonia At fifteen years

At fifteen years

this self-fruiting form is covered with a dazzling show of bright red berries

While Canna 'Musaefolia' rarely flowers

The clumps are topped with 14" stalks of light purple flowers in late June (NC)

Calanthe Yellow Lipstics Begonia At fifteen yearsCalanthe 'Yellow Lipstics' is one of the new Japanese Lipstic strain of seed grown hardy calanthe orchids, which include primary genes from Calanthe sieboldii, Calanthe kawakamii, Calanthe tricarinata, and Calanthe aristulifera. Calanthe tricarinata adds winter hardiness and lip color, while Calanthe kawakamii adds floral stalk height. Calanthe 'Yellow Lipstics' is most happy in average to slightly moist woodland conditions, where the large green,