Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange'
Hardy ginger lily 'Assam Orange'
Hedychium Hedychium
'Assam Orange' _ 'Assam Orange' is an upright, clump-forming, borderline hardy perennial with oblong to lance-shaped, glossy, mid-green leaves and, from late summer into early autumn, dense, bottlebrush-like racemes of fragrant, deep orange flowers.
Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange' is: Deciduous
Flowers are fragrant
Clump-forming, Upright
Dark-orange in Summer; Dark-orange in Autumn
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
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Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange' (Hardy ginger lily 'Assam Orange') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.45m after 5-10 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Choose a sheltered, frost-free site. 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, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange'
Hardy ginger lily 'Assam Orange'
Hedychium Hedychium
'Assam Orange' _ 'Assam Orange' is an upright, clump-forming, borderline hardy perennial with oblong to lance-shaped, glossy, mid-green leaves and, from late summer into early autumn, dense, bottlebrush-like racemes of fragrant, deep orange flowers.
Deciduous
Flowers are fragrant
Clump-forming, Upright
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Dark-orange in Summer; Dark-orange in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Generally disease free
Division
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Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange' (Hardy ginger lily 'Assam Orange') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.45m after 5-10 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Indoor, Sub-Tropical
Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Choose a sheltered, frost-free site. 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, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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