Features:
Common name: Wild spike ginger
Family: Zingiberaceae
Origin: Himalayas, India, Nepal
Height at maturity: 1 meter
Hardiness: -15°C
Exposure: sunny, partial shade
Plant type: shrub
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: deciduous
Flowering: spring
Flower color: white
Type of soil: rich in humus and draining
Watering: wet
Use: in the garden in the ground, isolated, borders, container culture
Diseases and Pests:-
Toxicity: –
Storage of seeds: 2 years in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
This small hedychium offers a restricted size and a very abundant and late flowering in September. Its white flowers with an orange heart give off a powerful fragrance.
Due to its small size for a hedychium, it is easy to grow it in pots but also in the ground in rich soil.
