Plants by mail order since 1984 - over 4,100 plants online today!
Burncoose Nurseries - part of the Caerhays Estate
Nursery & Gardens open: Mon - Sat 08.30 - 16.30 & Sun 10:00 - 16:00
Pop up café: Open Daily (weather permitting) 10:00 - 15:00 & Sunday 11:00 - 15:00
  • A
    •
  • B
    •
  • C
    •
  • D
    •
  • E
    •
  • F
    •
  • G
    •
  • H
    •
  • I
    •
  • J
    •
  • K
    •
  • L
    •
  • M
    •
  • N
    •
  • O
    •
  • P
    •
  • Q
    •
  • R
    •
  • S
    •
  • T
    •
  • U
    •
  • V
    •
  • W
    •
  • X
    •
  • Y
    •
  • Z
    •
  • or use plant finder
    •
    HEDYCHIUM
    HEDYCHIUM
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
    <
    HEDYCHIUM HEDYCHIUM HEDYCHIUM HEDYCHIUM HEDYCHIUM and OPHIOPOGON planiscarpus 'Nigrescens' © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
    >

    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.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Flowering
      local_florist
      Jan
      local_florist
      Feb
      local_florist
      Mar
      local_florist
      Apr
      local_florist
      May
      local_florist
      Jun
      local_florist
      Jul
      local_florist
      Aug
      local_florist
      Sep
      local_florist
      Oct
      local_florist
      Nov
      local_florist
      Dec
    • 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
      Rhizomatous perennials
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice
    Hedychium - Growing Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
    View Planting Combinations

    varieties
    HEDYCHIUM aurantiacum
    Orange-red ginger lily
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00 £12.00
    HEDYCHIUM densiflorum 'Assam Orange'
    Deep orange flowers in large upright racemes
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00 £12.00
    HEDYCHIUM gardnerianum
    Butterfly-like lemon-yellow flowers with bright red stamens
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00 £12.00
    HEDYCHIUM 'Pink Princess'
    Pink flowered ginger lily
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00 £12.00

    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    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
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    arrow_drop_up