5 Hedychium Ellipticum Seeds Rock Butterfly Lily Perennial Bloom Flowering 570

Hedychium
ellipticum Seeds

Common name: Rock Butterfly Lily

Species: Hedychium ellipticum

Hardiness Zones: 8-10

Scarification/Stratification: No

Germination:

Sow seeds about 2mm deep in a Peaty seed sowing mix at about
22°C. Keep the mix moist but not wet. Hedychium Ellipticum seeds will usually
germinate in 20-25 days. Once the seedlings are big enough to handle,
transplant them in a good potting mix. Germination can take longer. Be patient!

Description:

From the eastern Himalayas comes this very handsome and most
attractive plant in the Ginger family. The Hedychium Ellipticum is also known
as Shaving Brush Ginger or Rock butterfly lily. You would want to own this
plant if only for its fine foliage consisting of broad, dark green leaves up to
a foot long on stems neatly edged with dark red; but the flowers – magnificent!
Erupting from their supporting bracts, they form an ice cream cone of a dense
mass, four inches across, of white petals (individual florets) that contrast
beautifully with the conspicuous, far-protruding, stout orange stamens. This is
a plant to admire in your greenhouse or conservatory. They perform beautifully
in large containers as well as in the garden bed, bringing a sense of the
tropics wherever you need it. Ellipticum offers broad, deep green leaves up to
1 foot in length, with heavy ribbing for a distinctive texture. The arching
stems and leaf edges glow crimson, a perfect complement to frothy white flowers
erupting with bright red elongated stamens. The stems grow upwards, up to 4ft
high and, when mature, lean outwards thereby displaying the flower clear of the
leaves. The spicy, clove-like fragrance will encourage you to linger… along with
butterflies and hummingbirds. The plant produces its magnificent flowers at
about 1.2 m. The cone-like structure from which emerges a mass of densely
packed white flowers with long, projecting orange filaments, last for a period
of a week or more. Each flower just gets better and better as more and more
flowers open. The flowers are flat-topped giving a very distinctive appearance
looking like a pincushion. They bloom from late summer into fall. Hardiness
zones: 8-10(-10c/15f, 1c/35f). Like the majority of Hedychium, H. Ellipticum
appreciates a rich ground, drained well and remaining fresh in summer. Regular
watering for the period of growth will support the growth of the plant. The
Ellipticum is very unusual ginger that needs semi shade to prevent leaf scorch
and to see the flowers at their best. In colder climate, lift the plants in
fall and store them indoors. Place it in full sun only in coolest regions and
protect the roots from frost.

Store Policies

All seeds will come in a resalable
plastic zip lock bag wrapped in a protectant so the seeds are not damaged by
shipping machines. All seed packets contain no fillers or other weeds or seeds
mixed in. Most have been harvested by hand & all test at a high germination
rate.

Seed Count

All seed counts should be considered estimates as the seeds is
packaged by hand, there is 2-3 more or less in a bag. We do our best to
ensure accuracy and will often add extra seeds. However, all estimates are
final.

Shipping

Seeds will ship without tracking numbers. Items
will be shipped 1-3 business days of receiving payment. Plants will be shipped
via USPS. Shipping usually takes anywhere from 3-5 days. 

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Important, Please read

All seeds have been test sown to ensure germination.
Please familiarize yourself with growing conditions and instructions for your
seeds before you plant them, as all seeds are different. Basic growing
instructions can be found under each listing.

We Cannot Guarantee how much you will be able
to grow, as too many variables come into play, soil condition, your ability to
garden, weather etc. I guarantee that they arrive as described and are in good
viable condition and the germination rates are accurate.