Hedychium gardnerianum grow and care – herbaceous geophyte of the genus Hedychium also known as Ginger lily or Kahili ginger or Kahila garland-lily, Hedychium gardnerianum perennial evergreen used as ornamental fragrant plant, can grow in tropics, subtropics, mediterranean or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 8+.
Leaves color green can be in variegate form in green with white or green with yellow, the leaves are oval.
How to grow Hedychium gardnerianum growing and care:
Slightly acid soil,
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction? No
Difficulties or problems when growing: Invasive
Planting season: Spring, and in the tropic all year
Pests and diseases: ?
Pruning season: Autumn / Winter
How to prune:
Dead stems and leaves
Size of the plant? 1-2 m, 40-80 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition: Medium growing
Water requirement: Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Full Sun / Half Shade / Full shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers: Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season: Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower Yellow or orange flowers, top petals mostly merge in heart shape, two side petals in oval to triangle shape and the bottom petal in needle shape, flowers grow in the top of the stem
