Hedychium flavum
Hedychium flavum is a hardy ginger with lemony yellow, fragrant, tropical flowers on tall stems.
Description:
This tall hardy ginger has tropical yellow flowers on stems from four to eight feet tall. Full sun in rich soil with abundant moisture during the growing season. Mulch with fallen leaves in winter. In colder regions grow in a pot or store in dry peat moss and keep above zero.
Common Name: Hardy Ginger - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Zingiberaceae (The Ginger Family)
Zone Hardiness: 8-10
Light: Full Sun
Height: 6-10'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist places and on forest edges.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Indian Subcontinent
Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
Asia and the Pacific - Southeast Asia
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