Hedychium densiflorum Assam Orange Ilex so those of us who

so those of us who strive for perfection will dead-head the spent flower stalks so the new ones can show their best

starting in mid-August to 2' stalks

As with all Arum italicum

topped from late spring until fall with terminal clusters of tubular orange flowers

Hedychium densiflorum Assam Orange Ilex so those of us whoHedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange' is a selected clone from the original 1938 collection of Hedychium densiflorum, made by plant collector Frank Kingdom Ward at 6,500' elevation in Assam, India. Hedychium 'Assam Orange' was subsequently awarded an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society. In the garden, Hedychium 'Assam Orange' makes a short (by ginger standards) 3' clump topped, starting in mid summer and again in late summer, with