Hedychium ellipticum Rain Garden Plants The slowly rhizomatous

The slowly rhizomatous

The tips of the upper petals are bright gold (RHS 14A)

where the plant originated

the clumps are topped with 15" scapes of light lavender flowers

Hedychium ellipticum Rain Garden Plants The slowly rhizomatousHedychium ellipticum is a little known ginger lily from the Himalayas that's quite distinct from most commercially available ginger lilies. We've grown Hedychium ellipticum in the garden since 2000, and it never fails to stop visitors and butterflies in their tracks. The 5' long, strongly arching stalks are clothed with 17" long x 5" wide, dark green, textured leaves and topped, starting in late July, with stunning, lightly fragrant flowers a cone