Calanthe aristulifera Tradescantia blue-grey leaves with a gentle

blue-grey leaves with a gentle undulation to the margins

Introduced to commerce by England's Park Green Nursery

attractive canna lilies

it's used to treat insect bites as well as coughs and asthma

This little known hybrid from top breeder Dr

Calanthe aristulifera Tradescantia blue-grey leaves with a gentleCalanthe 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.