Hedychium coronarium
White ginger, also commonly known as butterfly ginger, is a sweet-smelling perennial tropical plant.
Because of the wonderful fragrance white ginger flowers give off, a sort of sweet and mildly citrusy scent, white ginger is often planted close to homes and backyard decks where their fragrance can be better appreciated.
White Ginger is also suitable for container gardening.
~ Pink Stem Taro Colocasia esculenta Aka Pink China. The hardiest colocasia yet. Intense pink stems and giant heart shaped leaves will add interest to a patio setting or lightly shaded corner of your landscape for the summer. Colocasia like very moist conditions so a pond edge would be a perfect location too. Will tolerate…
~ Lime Zinger Colocasia esculenta Lime Zinger’ is the lightbulb of the garden with its 2-foot-long, heart-shaped leaves that flutter in the slightest breeze. With a motto that seems to be “the hotter, the better,” this plant’s chartreuse foliage holds its color. Plants grow as if on steroids, reaching 3 to 5 feet tall with…
~Temple Fire A fabulous dwarf bougainvillea, ‘Temple Fire’ shows flaming color in both its flower and its bronze leaf accents. This is a cultivar derived from Bougainvillea glabra, which was crossed with hybrids to create a rainbow of colors and dwarf forms for smaller gardens. It retains the intense, long-lasting color of its ancestors in…
~ Textilis Bambusa textilis Weavers, Wong Chuk. A tight clumper with very erect multiple poles, that begin blue-ish, turn dark green and then ripen to gold. Very clean at the base. An excellent privacy hedge or striking ornamental. 40’ tall with 2” culms. Clumping bamboos can be planted without fear of them spreading beyond their…
~ Lumpy Noodle vulgaris waimin Called Lumpy Noodle, this bamboo has distinct bulging inter-nodes. 16’ to 22’ tall with 3” culms. Clumping bamboos can be planted without fear of them spreading beyond their assigned territory, making them non-invasive. Height: 16-22 ft. Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
~Nora Grant Ixora
