Bulbs, Perennials, Tropicals > Hedychium > Hedychium densiflorum > Hedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange'
Hedychium densiflorum
'Assam Orange'
Assam Orange Ginger Lily
Origin: The species is native to Nepal and the eastern Himalaya.
| Family |
| Zingiberacaea |
| Genus |
| Hedychium |
| Species |
| densiflorum |
| Cultivar |
| 'Assam Orange' |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-5) - 1 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 - 34 |
| Height |
| 4 - 8 m |
| Spread |
| 1.5 - 2.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A perennial with long stems brandishing large spikes of orange flowers. |
| Landscape |
| Flower beds, wall side borders, flower borders and containers. |
| Cultivation |
| Outdoors, grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Suckering. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids while under glass. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Divide rhizomes in spring. |
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