vol 127, no. Premium - more growth in its pot. Blogging break from the Serendipity Garden, Hacked By Kaizer Defacer – Katib – Civi.Fred. Join now. This is an archive page preserved for informational use. I'm hoping for flowers on 'Tara', 'Pink Hybrid' and greenii later in the year and will be sure to illustrate them if they live up to their promise. Click Add to Wishlist to receive an email if this plant is back in stock. Easy, hardy and rewarding plants to grow. Click to learn all about the genus Hedychium and to shop. Hedychium densiflorum. Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: rich, moist soil Rate of growth: average to fast Flowering period: July to August Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection) Bulb size: 8/10 Forming a slowly spreading clump of lustrous foliage, this compact ginger lily is one of the hardier forms. Garden, The. . Genus Hedychium are rhizomatous perennials with erect, unbranched stems bearing two ranks of lance-shaped leaves, and dense terminal racemes of showy, often fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers Details 'Assam Orange'is a clump-forming perennial with stems to5m in height, and glossy, lance-shaped, mid-green leaves 30-40cm in length. Hedychium densiflorum 'Stephen' Plant Citations. Hedychium densiflorum 'Stephan' £4.49. Since 1988, THE source for buying native, rare, and unique perennials. Hardiness zone 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. They are sun lovers with broad green foliage and hollow stems. Soc. Native: Asia. Long and prominent red stamens emerge from each flower, giving the inflorescence a striking appearance. Hedychium densiflorum (3 bulbs per pkg - Ships March thru June) 1HD050 Hedychium ellipticum (3 bulbs per pkg - Ships March thru June) 1HD030 Hedychium flavum (3 bulbs per pkg - … Native to tropical Asia, Himalaya and Madagascar, these plants produce spectacular 12" tall flower heads crowning 3'-5' stems in late summer attracting many hummingbirds and butterflies.. Each flower head has 20-100 of 2" individual, variable fragranced, colorful blossoms. Growing Region: Zones 3 to 10.As a perennial in zones 8 to 10. Hardiness: 1c to -5c. The End of Spring Is Nigh ... My Dry Tropics Garden Journal ... Week 48, 2015. Hedychium densiflorum Stephen aka Stephen Hardy Ginger Lily. Quantity: Add to Basket: Notify me when item is available: Economy or Premium Selection Economy - rooted into its pot but a further season before moving up a pot size. Hedychium densiflorum 'Stephen' Join the RHS today and get 12 months for the price of 9. Five years ago I started with a single variety, Hedychium ‘Stephen’, purchased from Hardy Exotics in Cornwall. Grows in Sun. Why are there no more details? Compared to H. ‘Stephen’, to which ‘Sorung’ is closely related, the flowers are more of a soft coral shade, or, if I were being vulgar, the colour of a well cooked prawn. No products. Tough, hardy and easy in the garden. Hedychium 'Stephen' is perfect for the small garden where space is a consideration. I actually grow 5 hedychiums (sadly, I lost a couple more in the recent bad winters) and they do bring that exotic feel to the summer and autumn garden. Hedychium densiflorum 'Stephen' View larger. Hedychium South East Asian members of the ginger family, forming big plants by late summer. Life Cycle: Half hardy perennial commonly grown as a half hardy annual by gardeners. Most are monsoon flowerers in the and with all the rain we've had this year they've done well. Reference: Condition: New product. Description This deciduous, clump- forming perennial, produces glossy, lance shaped green leaves. Sun or part shade. In the late summer these colour up as the nights cool providing a golden yellow focus, spangled in some years by red seed heads. Note: This plant is not currently for sale. Hedychium densiflorum Stephen aka Stephen Hardy Ginger Lily. Now I have fourteen varieties of ginger and I’m adding to them all the time. There are 0 items in your cart. It is perhaps not quite so hardy as Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange' but can easily be protected in situ with a mulch in a hard winter. Click the picture to be taken to a more detailed description and links for (cheap) purchase. Synonyms : Distribution : Description : References : Comments 'Assam Orange' is one of the best Hedychium for … Orange Available late spring to early summer 2021 - These plants will be available again sometime in late spring/early summer depending on growing conditions. At present our information about this plant is limited to a list of the nurseries that supply it. This plant is listed in the RHS Plant Finder book. HEDYCHIUM densiflorum 'Assam Orange' Commonly known as Ginger lily. Exotic Ginger Rhizome, very easy to grow and flower. Thanks for that, Helene. Copyright © 2020 Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. | Ginger hedychium densiflorum Stephen in Bloom, Enjoy the video. Hedychium densiflorum 'Stephen' Scientific Name: Hedychium J. Koenig. In my small collection the earliest to flower is always Hedychium densiflorum 'Stephen'. Hedychium densiflorum Particularly good Hedychium for the UK garden as its fully hardy and flowers reliably. £13.50 each . There, in the midst of her lawn was a huge clump of hardy ginger plant in full flower. I was amazed how a plant that looked so tropical and had such fragrant flowers could be so winter hardy and easy to grow. All rights reserved. In summer produces peachy scented flowers in dense spikes. Hedychium densiflorum 'Sorung' A very distinct form of the species, found by the late great Edward Needham in Nepal. Unavailable per item Hedychium native to central and south east Asia come in many forms and colours, some are evergreen, some epiphytes and others are hardy deciduous plants. Hedychium densiflorum Stephen The flower is much longer and looser than those of Assam Orange, yellow and orange in colour. All text and photographs © John Richmond 2010 - 2018.