Hedychium ellipticum Glaucidium almost scarlet flowers are unlike

almost scarlet flowers are unlike other hardy hibiscus whose red flowers are usually based in the blue spectrum

but now it's also taken its rightful place as one of the great fairy garden plants of our time

where it was collected by Czech plantsman

I assumed for years that these would not thrive in our heat and humidity after seeing them in full glory in the upper Midwest

Hedychium ellipticum Glaucidium almost scarlet flowers are unlikeHedychium ellipticum is a little known ginger lily from the Himalayas that's quite distinct from most commercially available ginger lilies. We've grown Hedychium ellipticum in the garden since 2000, and it never fails to stop visitors and butterflies in their tracks. The 5' long, strongly arching stalks are clothed with 17" long x 5" wide, dark green, textured leaves and topped, starting in late July, with stunning, lightly fragrant flowers a cone