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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
      Rhizomatous perennials
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    Hedychium - Growing Guide
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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
    Available again from APRIL 2026
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    HEDYCHIUM 'Pink Princess'
    Pink flowered ginger lily
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    Not available until May 2026
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    HEDYCHIUM spicatum 'Liberty'
    Ginger lily with slender stems and white, scented flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.00
    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...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    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.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    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
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