Hedychium greenii
W.W. Smith
Red ginger lily
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Description
A ginger family herb. It grows 1-1.6 m high. The leaves are dark green above and dull red underneath. The blades are sword shaped and 20-30 cm long by 8-10 cm wide. They taper to the tip. The flowers are bright red.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. In the Himalayas it grows between 1,000-1600 m altitude. It suits hardiness zones 9b-12. In Cairns Botanical Gardens.
Where It Grows
Australia, Bhutan, Hawaii, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India*, Pacific, Slovenia, USA,
Cultivation
Plants are grown by division of the clump. Small plants can also grown on the flwoering head and be used for planting.
References (3)
- Recher, P, 2001, Fruit Spirit Botanical Gardens Plant Index. www.nrg.com.au/~recher/ seedlist.html p 4
- Rec. Bot. Surv. India 4:272. 1911
- Staples, G.W. and Herbst, D.R., 2005, A tropical Garden Flora. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. p 767
