Hedychium Flaming Torch Zingiber tufts of small stems emerge

tufts of small stems emerge bearing densely packed

The flower spikes

Colocasia 'Black Magic' is a four exclamation point plant with dusty

by Gibbons and Spanner in Yunnan

basically an improved Hosta 'So Sweet'

Hedychium Flaming Torch Zingiber tufts of small stems emerge(syn: Hedychium coccineum var. aurantiacum PDN Form) We grew this for a long time as a selection of Hedychium coccineum, but now know it to be a hybrid with that species. Hedychium 'Flaming Torch' forms a huge mass of 6 7' tall stalks, each topped with a 1' long head of orange flowers in mid July (NC). Following flowering, a new set of stems emerge, which flower in September and October. Our eight year old patch is 6' wide at the base and looks like a