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    HEDYCHIUM greenii
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    HEDYCHIUM greenii

    Commonly known as Ginger lily

    Butterfly-like salmon-red flowers with a delicate scent attractive to butterflies. Grows to about 4 feet in sun or shade
     
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    • Exotic plants
    • Good to know
      Sometimes produces bulbils from which it can be propagated
    • Pests & Diseases
      Under glass, red spider mites, aphids.
    • Place of origin
      Western Bhutan.
    • Red
      Salmon red
    • Racemes
      Terminal, cylindrical racemes 12cm (4¾in) long
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Town garden
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Height
      To 2m (6½ft)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in) or more.
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial. Long, oblong, sharp-pointed, red-backed, mid-green leaves 20-25cm (8-10in) long. Produces butterfly-like flowers
    • Herbaceous
    • Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
      Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moderately fertile. Humus-rich
    • Full sun
      Shelter from cold winds
    • Butterfly friendly
    • Mature Size
      to 2m (6½ft)
      bulb/corm - guide for size not form Average Person
        60cm (24in) or more.
       
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    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
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    £7.00
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