Hedychium, Butterfly Ginger, Ginger Lily 'Kane's Pink'

Hedychium

Genus
Hedychium (hed-EE-kee-um)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Herbaceous
Height
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing
15-18 in. (38-45 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
Pink
Bloom Time
Mid Summer
Other Details
Category
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
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

Richmond, Texas

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Gardener's Notes:

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1
neutral
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(Zone 8a) | September 2016 | positive

Unless I took pic when bloom was past its prime, I find it was more peach colored than pink. I like it that its history traces it back t...Read More

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Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) | February 2009 | neutral

This is apparently is an old cultivar.

One site (Gingersrus) notes that back in the 70's there was a ginger grower and am...Read More

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