Hedychium coronarium

Ginger - White

                                  
     ID#586
 
 
 

Additional Information: Present from Jim & Cheryl Searls during their visit to “Tropical Botanical Gardens” in Hilo, Hawaii.

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Hedychium coronarium is a robust, attractive plant that will reach 6 feet in containers.


It is a vigorous grower and needs to be divided often. White Ginger is native to tropical Asia.


I  plan to keep this plant in the greenhouse year around.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 4 - 6 ft. PLANT TYPE: Tender perennial GROWTH RATE: Fast TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: full sun to partial shade WATER: moist, even wet is OK SOIL: high organic
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: white/ near white. Mid- summer, late summer, early fall. Extremely fragrant and make good cut flowers. FRUIT AND SEED: seeds, remove fleshy coating and sow as soon as possible, they do not save well. Propagate by division in late winter- early spring. KEY FEATURES:
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Potted in Metromix and moss. About a 1” cube root had already a shoot coming up with one leaf. Place in Glasshouse. Plant perish under hurricane flood August 2011. Emerging time, Fertilization, Pruning, Thinning, Seed Collecting, Cutting, Roots, Division,.......
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

Feb. 2011

June 2012

Additional Information: Present from Jim & Cheryl Searls during their visit to “Tropical Botanical Gardens” in Hilo, Hawaii.

Product from:www.kanoahawaii.com

More photos as plants develop.