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Hedychium, Butterfly Ginger, Ginger Lily 'Kinkaku'

Hedychium

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Genus

Hedychium (hed-EE-kee-um)

Info

Synonym

Sun Exposure

Sun to Partial Shade

Light Shade

Foliage

Herbaceous

Height

4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing

12-15 in. (30-38 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Coral/Apricot

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

Late Summer/Early Fall

Other Details

Category

Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Water Requirements

Very high moisture needs; suitable for bogs and water gardens

Foliage Color

Unknown - Tell us

Where to Grow

Can be grown as an annual

Bloom Characteristics

This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds

Flowers are fragrant

Bloom Size

Unknown - Tell us

Other details

Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements

5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)

6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information

Non-patented

Propagation Methods

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

Seed Collecting

N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Lowndesboro, Alabama

Mobile, Alabama(2 reports)

Van Nuys, California

Miami, Florida

Orlando, Florida

Trenton, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

Honomu, Hawaii

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Wilmington, North Carolina

Prosperity, South Carolina

Broaddus, Texas

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