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The Nursery

Hedychium greenei

This is probably the most colourful among the large flowered Hedychium species. Plants grow up to about 5ft tall and are not deciduous in winter.  Stems are a deep red-brown colour and the underside of the leaves are maroon coloured. We have seen it growing and flowering happily in the cold climate of Darjeeling.

Flowers are a brilliant orange-red with a large showy lip. After flowering is over, numerous plantlets develop from within the bracts. These can be removed when they grow larger and planted out.

Grows best in a rich humus compost.

Habitat: Literature refers to it's habitat as Bhutan and Sikkim but wedo  not know anyone who has seen this plant in the wild in these areas.

Ethnobotany:  Not known

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