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Hedychium
greenii ~ Scarlet Ginger
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| Hedychium greenii will
produce a brilliant show through the Summer. Scarlet Ginger grows
best in light shade with moist well drained soil. The Scarlet Ginger
will grow in full sun near the coast, but requires some shade in inland
gardens. Plants are normally 3 feet tall but can grow to 5 feet in
favored conditions. For such a tropical looking plant Hedychium greenii will
tolerate a surprising amount of drought when planted in the ground.
The Scarlet Ginger creates new plants where the flowers are at the tops of
the stems as the flowers fade. Hedychium greenii will tolerate a
light frost but will show the effects of it until the new shoots pop up.
Plants are root hardy to 10 degrees
High resolution images of
Hedychium greenii are available.
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