Hedychium gardnerianum
- 1 Aug, 2017
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Time for this weed to start flowering. It is very invasive here. The seeds germinate with ease all over the place.
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Stunning I thought it was a Costa Richo national orchid flower or a ginger.
1 Aug, 2017
3p it is a ginger you are correct
Gg
1 Aug, 2017
It is in the family, like Gg says. The white and pink ones will be flowering soon☺ Trouble is, they all have a strong scent and develop into huge clumps very quickly. Some of the stalks are over 6' tall.
1 Aug, 2017
Thank you Gnarly gnome for letting me know.☺
1 Aug, 2017
Thank you to Wylie I thought I would love a weed like this all over my garden better than Bine weed. Wow 6ft never thought they grew that tall and scent to your so lucky. I shall be looking out now for Gnarly gnomes and your white and pink ones now ☺
1 Aug, 2017
3p mine does have a flower bud developing
Gg
2 Aug, 2017
I've never seen this before and on the page of pics I thought it was a late foxtail lily. Amazing and beautiful too.
2 Aug, 2017
It is one that has to be kept from any frost. I did see it on a cooking show from the UK where the Two Fat Ladies visited a place that was making some bread for the Portuguese workers in the traditional style. They wrap the dough in the leaves of this plant and then cook it in a wood oven (like a pizza oven).
It will die back after flowering and then develop a new rhizome for the shoots and flowers the next spring.
2 Aug, 2017
Super weed, I'd keep it!
2 Aug, 2017
It is nice, but here it is very, very invasive. It even does well in my woods.
3 Aug, 2017
I suppose it depends how big your garden is ...
5 Aug, 2017
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Nice weed, I have one called " Tara" it looks like she may flower this year
Gg
1 Aug, 2017