Indian upright plant with lance-shaped, greyish-green leaves. Flowers are fragranced, yellow in colour with bright red stamens. Flowering occurs in later summer and early autumn. Hedychium gardnerianum grows to about 2m high and 1m wide. This plant is drought tolerant.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Moderate
- Container
- One
- Size
- Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
- Root size
- Less than 2.5m (safe)
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Moist tropical, Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Loam
- Tolerances
- Drought
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden
- Shade levels
- Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Summer, Autumn
- Colours
- Yellow, Green, Red
- Gardens
- Central Highlands Garden