Ginger lily Mix bulbs pack of 4 bulbs Color not confirm

Ginger lily Mix About This Item:
Ginger lily Mix These bulbs are very easy to root and the plant grows fast in a pot, or even faster in the ground. Simply place bulb into potting soil and keep slightly moist. Once established it is just about care free.

Height:

4-6 ft.

Spacing:

18-24 in.

Sun Exposure:

Sun to Partial Shade, Light Shade.

Bloom Time:

Mid Summer, Late Summer/Early Fall.

Bloom Color:

White/Near White

Foliage:

Herbaceous, Smooth-Textured.

Other details:

Flowers are VERY fragrant, Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater.

Propagation Methods:

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets).

Description:

Ginger lily Mix is a tropical perennial; the green stalks grow from a thick rhizome to a height of 2-4′ feet. In autumn the stalks are topped with fragrant white flowers that resemble butterflies. The beautiful rich green foilage makes a great background for smaller plants.

A tropical plant, Hedychium coronarium can tolerate an occassional light freeze; frost will kill it to the ground, but it quickly comes back. It is a popular landscape plant throughout Florida and the Gulf Coast. It is also used in California, the Caribbean and tropical areas throughout the world.

Ginger lily Mix is a coarse perennial herb with leafy shoots 1.5-2 m tall. It is found in the East Himalayas, at altitudes of 1200-2000 m. Rhizomes are 3 cm in diameter, branched, internally pale and fragrant. Leaves are oblong to lance-shaped, 20-45 cm long, 5-10 cm wide. Flowers are fragrant, borne in erect inflorescences, 15-20 cm long, 8 cm wide, primary bracts green. Sepal cup is cylindrical, 4-5 cm long, velvety or rarely smooth. Flowers are yellow, on the paler side. The flower tube is slender, 8-9 cm long, petals linear to linear-lanceshaped, 4-5 cm long. Lip is often centrally flushed with dark yellow, broadly obovate. Stamen is yellow, about as long as the lip or slightly longer. Lateral sterile stamens are white, spatula-shaped to lance-shaped 4-6 cm long. Flowering: July-October.