The wonderful ginger lily, Hedychium ‘Anne Bishop’ is making a stunning show in the mid-October garden with it’s incredible display of huge heads of fragrant orange flowers. We’ve never been able to track down the origin of this cultivar, or the identity of this particular Anne S. Bishop. Not only does this put on a great show, but it’s slow to outgrow its space…something that can’t be said for some of the more aggressive ginger lilies.
how much sun exposure do these need? I garden under a high canopy of oaks with dappled and some direct sun briefly during the day. Any gingers do well for this situation?
Some hedychium are woodland plants, while others prefer full sun. Others are in between. This one really need 3-4 hours of full sun to flower well.