Hedychium densiflorum Assam Orange Ilex pinkish-purple

pinkish-purple

This is one of the best but least-known hostas ever introduced

looking like a pink alien head with a white neck

the clump is topped with 2' tall stalks

just before the new pitchers emerge

Hedychium densiflorum Assam Orange Ilex pinkish-purpleHedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange' is a selected clone from the original 1938 collection of Hedychium densiflorum, made by plant collector Frank Kingdom Ward at 6,500' elevation in Assam, India. Hedychium 'Assam Orange' was subsequently awarded an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society. In the garden, Hedychium 'Assam Orange' makes a short (by ginger standards) 3' clump topped, starting in mid summer and again in late summer, with