Hedychium coccineum 'Tara'
Red ginger lily 'Tara'
Hedychium Hedychium
'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
Clump-forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Dark-orange, Orange in Summer; Orange, Dark-orange in Autumn
Glaucous, Green in Summer; Green, Glaucous in Autumn
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Generally disease free
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Hedychium coccineum 'Tara' (Red ginger lily 'Tara') will reach a height of 6ft 7in and a spread of 3ft 3in after 5-10 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
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.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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Hedychium coccineum 'Tara'
Red ginger lily 'Tara'
Hedychium Hedychium
'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.
Deciduous
Flower
Clump-forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Dark-orange, Orange in Summer; Orange, Dark-orange in Autumn
Glaucous, Green in Summer; Green, Glaucous in Autumn
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Generally disease free
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Hedychium coccineum 'Tara' (Red ginger lily 'Tara') will reach a height of 6ft 7in and a spread of 3ft 3in after 5-10 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
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.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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| Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
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