Hedychium greenii Cut Flower Plants They are showy in bloom

They are showy in bloom and the foliage

the leaves turn green as the 20" tall stalk is topped with both terminal and axillary flowers of white

In late May and early June

but surprisingly is still not common in the trade

complimented by bright red petioles

Hedychium greenii Cut Flower Plants They are showy in bloomHedychium greenii, native to Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh, India has long been one of our favorite gingers. As best we can determine, all of the material in cultivation is a single clone collected in Bhutan and distributed by its namesake, Mr. Green. For us, Hedychium greenii has survived since 2007 including one winter at 9 degrees F. The 3' tall stalks, that emerge for us in late June, are adorned with dark olive green, red backed leaves. The stalks