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Hedychium forrestii

Hedychium forrestii
Forrest's ginger lily

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A late flowering ginger lily with pleasantly fragrant white blooms.
Height at maturity
2 m
Spread at maturity
1 m
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -12°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to June
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Flowering time August to September
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Description

Hedychium forrestii is a superb perennial that we use without moderation in our exotic garden. It boasts strong, slender, yet flexible stems that carry long and narrow leaves along their entire length, resembling a fishbone. It thrives in rich and deep soil, which remains moist during the growing season. It requires a warm exposure, as the fragrant flowers bloom late in our garden. In hotter regions, they will appear as early as August. It grows slowly with its powerful underground rootstock, to form a majestic and spectacular clump.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 2 m
Spread at maturity 1 m
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time August to September

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour medium green

Botanical data

Genus

Hedychium

Species

forrestii

Family

Zingiberaceae

Other common names

Forrest's ginger lily

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference69271

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Planting and care

It is reputed to be non-hardy due to its poor cold resistance. However, we have left the stumps in the ground for about 9 to 10 years and none have died so far! At the first frost, we cut back the foliage to the ground and then mulch the stumps with a thick litter layer of dead leaves. This has always been sufficient. You can also dig up the stump and treat it like cannas.

Stumps are only shipped in plugs from March to May.

Planting period

Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time March to June

Intended location

Type of use Border, Free-standing
Hardiness Hardy down to -12°C (USDA zone 8a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 3 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil moisture Moist soil

Care

Soil moisture Moist soil
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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