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Beginner
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1m
max. spread |
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2m
max. height |
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5-10 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Hedychium coccineum 'Tara'
Other names: Red ginger lily 'Tara'
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Genus: Hedychium
Variety or cultivar: 'Tara' _ 'Tara' is a tender, herbaceous perennial with upright, strap-shaped, glaucous-green leaves. In late summer and autumn, it bears large, erect racemes of fragrant, orange flowers with long dark-orange stamens.
Hedychium coccineum 'Tara' is: Deciduous
Flower: Orange, Dark-orange in Summer; Dark-orange, Orange in Autumn
Foliage: Green, Glaucous in Summer; Glaucous, Green in Autumn
Fragrance: Flower
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Hedychium coccineum 'Tara' (Red ginger lily 'Tara') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
Cultivation: Grow outdoors in fertile, humus-rich, moist, free-draining soil in full sun or light shade. Choose a sheltered, frost-free position and mulch before winter. Container grown plants can be overwintered indoors.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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Question from
Rick Welsh
What should I do with the blooms after they die,
Cut off bloom or whole stalk or neither?
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- Replies: 2
- Posted: Tue. 25th August 2009 23:37
- Last reply: Wed. 26th August 2009 21:56
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