Deceived Ginger

The amazing Hedychium deceptum from India, has recently burst into flower here at JLBG. This species is fairly new to commerce, but has proven to be an amazing, compact-growing specimen that thrives even in our full sun. The dark cinnamon calyces really make the scarlet flowers stand out. We rate this as hardy to Zone 8a, but that’s because we simply don’t have enough data yet, but we’ll be very surprised if it’s not fine in Zone 7b.

Hedychium deceptum in flower at JLBG
Hedychium deceptum in flower at JLBG
Close up of Hedychium deceptum - Red Hardy Ginger Lily
Close up of Hedychium deceptum

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