Calanthe striata var. sieboldii

[toddybear]

Best year yet! 6 spikes.

 

[Shiva]

Beautiful!

 

[Brian Monk]

That is friggin' great!!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Awesome Todd!!

 

[SlipperFan]

That is amazingly gorgeous, and nicely photographed.

 

[Jorch]

That's amazing! is it fragrant?

 

[paphioboy]

Beautiful display!! I want one too..

 

[jjkOC]

Really beautiful color!

 

[JeanLux]

Very impressive Todd, bravo!!!! Jean

 

[Dido]

a really great one, would love to have such a big one.

 

[Clark]

Head turner.
Very nice and showy.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Very nice Todd! Tell us about how you grow it please - medium, lighting, waterimg, etc. Thanks.

 

[toddybear]

I keep it outdoor in summer...regular watering, bright shade. In November I move it into a root cellar where it is pitch black and can drop to 3 C. There it stays until early April when I bring it back into a sunny window inside. I cut all the old leaves off as the new growths start to appear. It blooms in about 6 weeks. I will keep it indoors until mid-late June when all risk of frost has past. Calanthe bicolor is about to bloom for the first time and gets the same treatment.

For several years I simply put the plant in a cool room for the winter but it never bloomed. Not until it started getting 4-5 months of temps just above freezing did it start to bloom.

 

[W. Beetus]

Awesome yellow!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Thanks Todd

 

[biothanasis]

Wonderful!!! Thank you for the growing tips too...!!!