Hedychium coronarium
White ginger lily, Butterfly lily, Fragrant garland flower, Garland lily, Indian garland flower, White ginger, White butterfly ginger lily
Hedychium Hedychium
H. coronarium - H. coronarium is a tender, upright, rhizomatous perennial with long, lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and terminal racemes of fragrant, butterfly-like white flowers in mid- to late summer.
Hedychium coronarium is: Deciduous
Flowers are fragrant
Upright
White in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Generally disease free
Division, Seed
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Hedychium coronarium (White ginger lily) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist, free-draining soil in full sun or light shade. Choose a sheltered, frost-free place Mulch before winter. Best to overwinter container plants indoors. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in bright indirect light.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Hedychium coronarium
White ginger lily, Butterfly lily, Fragrant garland flower, Garland lily, Indian garland flower, White ginger, White butterfly ginger lily
Hedychium Hedychium
H. coronarium - H. coronarium is a tender, upright, rhizomatous perennial with long, lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and terminal racemes of fragrant, butterfly-like white flowers in mid- to late summer.
Deciduous
Flowers are fragrant
Upright
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White in Summer
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Generally disease free
Division, Seed
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Hedychium coronarium (White ginger lily) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist, free-draining soil in full sun or light shade. Choose a sheltered, frost-free place Mulch before winter. Best to overwinter container plants indoors. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in bright indirect light.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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