Hedychium coccineum 'Disney' 24/9 Restock and next year's leaf buds

and next year's leaf buds on the branch all at once

evergreen shrub for deep shade

A fine choice for the difficult dry-shade and city corners that defeat most shrubs

then turned that same restless curatorial instinct on camellias late in life

The taxonomists

Hedychium coccineum 'Disney' 24/9 Restock and next year's leaf budsHedychium coccineum 'Disney' is a hardy ginger lily that brings the tropics to a temperate garden, sending up tall leafy canes each summer and crowning them, from late summer into fall, with bold spikes of fragrant orange flowers. Each bloom throws out long, whiskery stamens for a bottlebrush effect, and the whole spike carries a sweet perfume that drifts on warm evening air. 'Disney' is among the best and most upright selections of the scarlet ginger