(Cal.) Calanthe (Fuji × Makuhari) ‘Hōsyō’
Photos from "The Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival 2011" at The Tokyo Dome. The whole Tokyo Dome Baseball Stadium is filled with these wonderful plants. カランセ (フジ × マクハリ) ‘鳳翔’ (Cal.) Calanthe (Fuji × Makuhari) ‘Hōsyō’ 栽培者:小野田 桂三氏 Grower:Mr.Keizō Onoda Nikon D700 Ai AF Micro Nikkor 60mmF2.8s ISO1250
Spring Calanthe: Japanese Calanthe
A blog about Orchids
Calanthe sieboldii
(syn: Calanthe striata) Calanthe sieboldii, a hard-to-find Japanese native terrestrial orchid, has been a superb performer and one of our favorite calanthes. The evergreen foliage (except below 10 degrees F) composes a vigorous 6" tall x 15" wide clump of deeply pleated leaves. In spring, the bloom stalks rise from the ground to reach 20". Along the scape are dozens of small pansy-like flowers of bright yellow...quite stunning. Calanthe sieboldii prefers well-drained, slightly moist…