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 Photo# 2940 taken 18 September, 1999 by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé - Hedychium 'Gold Flame' |
 Photo# 2944 taken 10 September, 2000 by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé - Hedychium 'Gold Flame' |
 Photo# 9212 taken 01 October, 2003 by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé - Hedychium 'Gold Flame' |
 Photo# 10242 taken 31 July, 2005 by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé - Hedychium 'Gold Flame' |
 Photo# 10243 taken 31 July, 2005 by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé - Hedychium 'Gold Flame' |
 Photo# 10244 taken 31 July, 2005 by Dave Skinner at Le Jardin Ombragé - Hedychium 'Gold Flame' |
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BUY THIS PLANT from GingersRus. PLANT FAMILY: Zingiberaceae BOTANICAL NAME: Hedychium 'Gold Flame' TYPE PLANT: perennial - HEIGHT: 6 ft (inches unless otherwise noted) - HABIT: - USES: BLOOMING: Season- Colors- Fragrance-heavy Profusion-Medium USDA ZONES: 7 to HEAT TOLERANCE:- SOIL: Moisture-Moist Fertility-Rich pH-Neutral COMMON NAMES: SYNONYMS: GINGERSRUS CATALOG LISTING:  Hedychium 'Gold Flame' is a Tom Wood hybrid, which gets its sweet gardenia fragrance from the common white butterfly ginger, Hedychium coronarium. The foliage grows up to 7 ft tall, depending on growing conditions, but this is not the strongest upright Hedychium, and it will tend to flop over if it gets too tall due to the weight of its flower head. It is a vigorous hybrid and will increase as rapidly as the parent H. coronarium. It is reliably root hardy to USDA zone 7, but the foliage will freeze back with the first hard frost. The rhizomes may be lifted and stored over winter if you are in a colder winter area, but this plant will need warm summers to grow well. The flowers have a bright gold "flame" in the center, and are quite showy. As noted above, they will exude a sweet heavy fragrance in the evening. Grow this Hedychium in rich, moist, organic soil in part to full sun. It must have at least a couple of hours of direct sun to bloom well.  HORTICULTURAL NOTES: Le Jardin Ombragé - This Hedychium has been a vigorous grower as indicated below, nearly crowding its next door neighbor Mr. Saito (H. 'Brandie Saito'). Bloomed in late summer, early fall with beautiful fragrant flowers. I am growing it in 3 hours direct sun where it is 8 ft tall. It is not a strong upright plant and does require staking. This is a fertile hybrid, and I have successfully germinated some seed. Seedlings planted in December are 3 ft tall as of August 2000. Seedlings have been given or traded away. In 2001, it has grown to 7 ft tall as of August. PLANT DELIGHTS - Rates to zone 7, 5 ft tall, Tom Wood hybrid. GAINESVILLE TREE FARM - Extremely vigorous pl., fragrant fls. w/golden centers TOM WOOD - Five feet tall with a short spike and large white flowers with a gold central spot. These flowers are very sweet smelling and the plant is hardy to zone 7. (Tom Wood hybrid) SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - Creamy yellow flowers with a large, golden center. Vigorous grower with very fragrant flowers. Height 5-6 feet. Zones 7b-11. STOKES TROPICALS - Vigorous plant with erect white flowers, gold striped, fragrant. Height to 6'. An outstanding hybrid that is rapidly gaining popularity. HORTICOPIA - Grows in USDA zones 8B to 11, Height: 5' to 6' / 1.60m to 1.80m, Prefers partial shade and moist to wet soil BOTANICAL GARDENS: (Gingers Only - Listing of locations where this plant can be seen.) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Houston, Texas, USA |