Botanical Name: Hedychium coronarium
Common Name: White ginger, Butterfly lily Type of Plant: monocot: perennial Habit of Growth: Overall Shape clumping, upright plant with broad, tropical-looking foliage on thick stems; white fragrant flowers sit atop stems in warm season Height to 8 feet Spread 5 feet Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors partial shade preferred – benefits from a protected location Soil prefers a soil with generous amounts of organic matter Hardiness Some frost – Zones 8,9, 14-17, 19-24 Morphology: Leaves broad, parallel-veined leaves with a prominent midrib; to 2' long, 5" wide, arranged alternately along stem Flowers white, fragrant flowers on terminal spikes to 1' long; flowers to 4" across, sometimes tinged yellow in lower lobes Fruit 3-valved capsule Propagation: division Usage: tropical filler for fragrant flowers, large containers, near pools, in atrium gardens; plants will spread into large areas if uncontained Landscape Care: Watering need generous watering – looks poor when allowed to dry out Fertilizing slow release feeding in spring to increase growth Pruning remove dead stems and flowers; control spreading stems Pests/Diseases none significant Special Conditions/Other plants will die back to ground after frost, resprout in spring Origin: Tropical Asia Family: Zingiberaceae Notes: |
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