Description
'Dolly Sods' prefers full sun
horticulturally speaking
they will need daily water for a couple of weeks
In late winter and early spring (February through April
The pouches are backed by ruby violet twisted sepals
Hedychium coronarium Texas native plants 'Dolly Sods' prefers full sunButterfly ginger stalks emerge from a thick, slowly growing rhizome and grow skyward through the spring and summer. In late summer, pinecone like buds form atop the thick 5' tall stems. Starting in midsummer, the white (with a central yellow blotch), 2" wide, butterfly shaped flowers of Hedychium coronarium begin to open, a few each day, perfuming the air with a rich honeysuckle like fragrance until frost ooh la la! Hedychium coronarium is a real