Hedychium Raffillii Eastern Asia woodland soil

woodland soil

These are probably root hardy at least through Zone 6

Related to the more tropical and edible Manihot esculenta

Baptisia simplicifolia doesn't emerge from dormancy until late May or early June (late risers are common in Florida)

The hard rhizome grows along the ground and the leaves arise singly from it

Hedychium Raffillii Eastern Asia woodland soil(aka: Hedychium x raffillii) Hedychium 'Raffillii' is simply amazing! No wonder this 1941 Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit (AGM) winner is touted as one of the finest ginger lilies ever introduced. For us, this Hedychium selection is the earliest ginger to flower, often starting for us in early to mid July. Hybridized by the late Charles Percival Raffill, former assistant curator at Kew Gardens, the 5 6' tall sturdy clumps are topped