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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
Flower: Dark-orange, Orange in Summer; Orange, Dark-orange in Autumn
Foliage: Glaucous, Green in Summer; Green, Glaucous in Autumn
Fragrance: Flower
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Specific pests: Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Diseases: Generally disease free
Propagation methods: Division. REGISTER to read more...
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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: '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: Dark-orange, Orange in Summer; Orange, Dark-orange in Autumn
Foliage: Glaucous, Green in Summer; Green, Glaucous in Autumn
Fragrance: Flower
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Specific pests: Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Diseases: Generally disease free
Propagation methods: Division. REGISTER to read more...
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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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| Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
| Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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