Hedychium greenii Yellow/Gold Flowering Plants topped with red flowers in

topped with red flowers in spring

The flowers of Bletilla striata 'Ogon' top out at 2' tall

are simply amazing

bulbispermum

Hedychium greenii Yellow/Gold Flowering Plants topped with red flowers inHedychium greenii, native to Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh, India has long been one of our favorite gingers. As best we can determine, all of the material in cultivation is a single clone collected in Bhutan and distributed by its namesake, Mr. Green. For us, Hedychium greenii has survived since 2007 including one winter at 9 degrees F. The 3' tall stalks, that emerge for us in late June, are adorned with dark olive green, red backed leaves. The stalks