Hedychium coronarium Carex making a 15" wide rosette

making a 15" wide rosette

non of which seed around the garden

Garden Value:

Old clumps can be divided and replanted

the growth rate is much slower in drier soils

Hedychium coronarium Carex making a 15" wide rosetteButterfly ginger stalks emerge from a thick, slowly growing rhizome and grow skyward through the spring and summer. In late summer, pinecone like buds form atop the thick 5' tall stems. Starting in midsummer, the white (with a central yellow blotch), 2" wide, butterfly shaped flowers of Hedychium coronarium begin to open, a few each day, perfuming the air with a rich honeysuckle like fragrance until frost ooh la la! Hedychium coronarium is a real