Hedychium coronarium (Ginger lily)
Last year the ginger lily failed to bloom at all, so even these shy few blossoms are a welcome sight: one spent, one open, one budding promise.
Hedychium coronarium (Ginger lily)
Hedychium coronarium (Ginger lily)
Ginger Lily
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The petals look like satin in that last image. Beautiful.
Thanks. It has a sweet, citrusy fragrance that is intoxicating.
I have been waiting for mine to flower for two years, there are signs of a bud! Are yours planted in full sun?
Congratulations! Hope your ginger lilies look and smell great. Mine are in full sun but I think the soil needs more organic improvement and the plants definitely could use more regular watering than they receive.
The Butterfly Ginger (that’s what we call it here) was my first ginger given to me by my mother-in-law. Mine have started blooming in the spring and some will bloom this time of year too. I found that if I did not cut them back until they turned brown, they did better. Mine do not get full sun and I do water everyday.
Lovely to have passalong plants like this. That’s nice yours bloom twice. A neighbor down the street has had some blooming for a month–she probably waters them carefully.
Making you wait heightens the joy when the bloom appears! With all the news about Irma, I’ve been thinking of you Susie – I hope you’re not in the storm’s path.
Thanks Kris. Irma was heading directly toward us in some of the early models but at this point it seems we will just get rain. So many people are not so lucky.
I love those and had a hard time growing them in Atlanta and here! The key here seems to be out of the wind and organic matter. It is one of those perfect location perennials.
Perhaps I should try them in another spot.
Such a beautiful flower with a beautiful perfume too!
The fragrance is a sweet delight Pauline, a bonus.
I always used to say I don’t like white in the garden but I now have so many favourite plants with white flowers. Thanks for sharing this lovely white flower.
Glad you enjoyed it Malc. I’ve grown to appreciate white flowers more and more.
Just lovely. I think that we call ginger lilies something different here. Also I have stopped even trying to grow them because of those bl**dy lily beetles. Red devils.