Hedychium gardnerianum
Kahili ginger, Fragrant ginger lily, Ker-gawl
Hedychium Hedychium
H. gardnerianum - H. gardnerianum is a tender, upright, rhizomatous perennial with lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and, in late summer and early autumn, terminal racemes of fragrant, pale yellow flowers with red stamens.
Hedychium gardnerianum is: Deciduous
Flowers are fragrant
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Pale-yellow in Summer; Pale-yellow in Autumn
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Generally disease free
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Hedychium gardnerianum (Kahili ginger) will reach a height of 2.2m and a spread of 1m 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)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Hedychium gardnerianum
Kahili ginger, Fragrant ginger lily, Ker-gawl
Hedychium Hedychium
H. gardnerianum - H. gardnerianum is a tender, upright, rhizomatous perennial with lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and, in late summer and early autumn, terminal racemes of fragrant, pale yellow flowers with red stamens.
Deciduous
Flowers are fragrant
Upright
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Pale-yellow in Summer; Pale-yellow in Autumn
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Generally disease free
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Hedychium gardnerianum (Kahili ginger) will reach a height of 2.2m and a spread of 1m 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)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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