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A guide to hardiness
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After the worst winter for decades we have revised the hardiness guidelines for |
| some of our plants.......... | |
Norfolk Nursery Network
Gingers / Hedychiums / Zingibers
(Zingiberaceae)
Gingers listed as hardy have a better chance of flowering if lifted and stored overwinter.
Then started under glass in spring.
After November most Gingers are sold dormant in pots with roots (no top growth)
Cultural Information
(All pot sizes are approximate)
Gingers listed as hardy have a better chance of flowering if lifted and stored overwinter.
Then started under glass in spring.
After November most Gingers are sold dormant in pots with roots (no top growth)
Cultural Information
(All pot sizes are approximate)
Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' - 2Ltr £7.50
A stunning evergreen ginger with waxy green leaves with bands of yellow variegation. A superb foliage plant. Height 3m (10ft). Tender.
Cautleya gracilis - 1Ltr £5.00
A fast growing hardy ginger from the Himalayas with slender stems and foliage. Height 30cm - 40cm. Hardy.
Hedychium coronarium - 2Ltr £7.50
Originating from tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Himalayas, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Height 1m-2m. Tender.
Hedychium coronarium 'Gold Spot' - 2Ltr £7.50
A robust ginger sending up lush, long, lance-shaped, mid green leaves on thick stems. The white flowers have a distinctive golden spot at the throat and orange stamens. Height 1.5m (5ft). May survive winter in well-drained soil in milder areas.
Hedychium densiflorum - 2Ltr £7.50
A superb, hardy ginger from the temperate regions of the Himalayas growing at altitudes up to 2,750m. Easy to grow. Height to 2m. Hardy.
Hedychium densiflorum 'Stephen' - 2Ltr £7.50
Huge bright yellow flower spikes with deep orange stamens, reaching up to 30cm in length.
Hedychium Doctor Moy - 2Ltr £7.50
A hybrid of H. flavum and H. coccinium bred by Dr. Moy of San Antonio Botanical Gardens.
Hedychium ellipticum - 2Ltr £7.50
From India eastwards to Thailand. A superb hardy ginger with glossy, mid-green, lance-shaped leaves and racemes of white flowers with orange stamens. Height 1.5m (5ft). Hardy – mulch well in autumn.
Hedychium gracile - 3Ltr £6.50
(Tiny White Ginger) Very rare in cultivation this species has white, fragrant evening scented flowers. Height 1.2m - 1.3m.
Hedychium greenii - 2Ltr £7.50
A superb Hedychium with attention-grabbing foliage; the upper leaf is glossy mid to dark green, the undersides are a deep maroon with stems a lighter maroon. Height to 1.5m. Hardy.
Hedychium 'Tahitian Flame' - 2Ltr £7.50
Upright, clumping hybrid of Hedychium 'Dr. Moy'. Green leaves with strong vertical white striping which also shows on the stems. Beautiful fragrant peachy orange flowers in the summer.
Zingiber mioga ‘Dancing Crane’ - 2Ltr £7.50
Stunning foliage boasts a unique pattern of white stripes fanning out from the base of each green leaf. Pale yellow, orchid-like flowers emerge from the base of the plant, late summer-autumn.