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Hedychium coccineum 'Tara' (Red ginger lily 'Tara')

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Beginner
skill rating

1 hour care
per year

2m
Max height

1m
Max spread

5-10 years
To maturity

Plant details

Botanical name

Hedychium coccineum 'Tara'

Other names

Red ginger lily 'Tara'

Genus

Hedychium 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

Fragrance

Flower

Habit

Clump-forming

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

Flower

Dark-orange, Orange in Summer; Orange, Dark-orange in Autumn

Foliage

Glaucous, Green in Summer; Green, Glaucous in Autumn

How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease free

General care

Propagation methods

Division

Where to grow

Hedychium coccineum 'Tara' (Red ginger lily 'Tara') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.

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.

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness

Tender in frost (H3)

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Botanical name

Hedychium coccineum 'Tara'

Other names

Red ginger lily 'Tara'

Genus

Hedychium Hedychium

Variety or Cultivar

Foliage

Deciduous

Fragrance

Flower

Habit

Clump-forming

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

Dark-orange, Orange in Summer; Orange, Dark-orange in Autumn

Foliage

Glaucous, Green in Summer; Green, Glaucous in Autumn

How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease free

General care

Propagation methods

Division

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Where to grow

Hedychium coccineum 'Tara' (Red ginger lily 'Tara') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.

Suggested uses

Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor, Sub-Tropical

Cultivation

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

South, West

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness

Tender in frost (H3)

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