Hedychium coronarium 24/10 Restock Cloud Mountain Farm in Washington

Cloud Mountain Farm in Washington

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the plant needs a male American holly in range to set that unusual crop

and the plant spreads slowly by underground runners into a modest

Hedychium coronarium 24/10 Restock Cloud Mountain Farm in WashingtonFew flowers announce themselves the way white ginger lily does after dark. Through late summer and early fall, the tall leafy stems open dense terminal spikes of pure white flowers, each bloom shaped like a hovering butterfly with a small yellow green stain at the throat, and each one throwing a rich, sweet perfume that carries across a warm garden in the evening air. The scent is jasmine deep and unmistakable, the reason the flowers are gathered for