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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.
Further Reading....
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Rhizomatous perennials. Lance-shaped leaves on reed-like stems. Green seed pods burst open to reveal a bright- orange lining and seeds covered in a red, waxy aril.
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Full sunshelter from cold winds -
Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesExotic plants
Good to knowGrown for their foliage and exotic trumpet-shaped flowers. Most effective in groups. There is confusion over some of the naming especially in seeds.
Pests & DiseasesUnder glass, red spider mites and aphids.
Place of originAsia -
Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilHumus- rich
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Hedychium - Growing Guide
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of HEDYCHIUM
HEDYCHIUM aurantiacum
Ginger lily
orange-red ginger lily
HEDYCHIUM densiflorum 'Assam Orange'
Ginger lily
orange
HEDYCHIUM flavum
Ginger lily
pastel yellow flowers with a heady aroma. Needs full sun to flower well. Can grow to 5-7 feet
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY
Any 3+ £12 each
£14.50 each
HEDYCHIUM gardnerianum
Kahli ginger
butterfly-like lemon-yellow flowers with bright red stamens
HEDYCHIUM greenii
Ginger lily
butterfly-like salmon-red flowers with a delicate scent attractive to butterflies. Grows to about 4 feet in sun or shade
Useful extras...
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.
3 options from £6.00
Garden Goodies
Slate Plant Labels
These wonderfully tactile natural slate plant labels are hand made in Cornwall and come with a chalk pen.
Just stick them in your pot or border. Pack of 6.
Only £10.20
