Hedychium Flaming Torch Zingiber carefree prize

carefree prize

by Gibbons and Spanner in Yunnan

basically an improved Hosta 'So Sweet'

The flowers are highly visited by hummingbirds

Hedychium Flaming Torch Zingiber carefree prize(syn: Hedychium coccineum var. aurantiacum PDN Form) We grew this for a long time as a selection of Hedychium coccineum, but now know it to be a hybrid with that species. Hedychium 'Flaming Torch' forms a huge mass of 6 7' tall stalks, each topped with a 1' long head of orange flowers in mid July (NC). Following flowering, a new set of stems emerge, which flower in September and October. Our eight year old patch is 6' wide at the base and looks like a