Hedychium wardii RF 134

A collection from Arunachal Pradesh, NE India, with very slightly richer colouring. Distinct from many others in cultivation, this species produces 15cm tall cone-like inflorescences from August onward, from which emerge clusters of large, scented, clear yellow, butterfly-like flowers with extremely short filaments. Generally hardy in the ground throughout most of the UK where it will be deciduous, though if pot grown under cover it remains fully evergreen. Height 1.2m.