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    HEDYCHIUM
    HEDYCHIUM
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    HEDYCHIUM

    Commonly known as Ginger lily

    All Flower AUG-OCT

    Exotic, sometimes scented,  tubular flowers in crowded bottle-brush spikes.

    Outstanding planted in groups next to still water.

    Genus of about 40 species of rhizomatous perennials from moist, lightly wooded areas of Asia.

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    • Exotic plants
    • Good to know
      Grown for their foliage and exotic trumpet-shaped flowers. Most effective in groups. There is confusion over some of the naming especially in seeds.
    • Place of origin
      Asia
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Rhizomatous perennial
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Rhizomatous perennials
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Hedychium - Growing Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
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    varieties
    HEDYCHIUM aurantiacum
    Orange-red ginger lily
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    HEDYCHIUM densiflorum 'Assam Orange'
    Deep orange flowers in large upright racemes
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
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    Available again JAN 2026
    fresh stock in late winter
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    HEDYCHIUM 'Pink Princess'
    Pink flowered ginger lily
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HEDYCHIUM spicatum 'Liberty'
    Ginger lily with slender stems and white, scented flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
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    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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