How to grow Ginger Lily

Hedychium coronarium

The ginger lily needs fertilizer once a week. A balanced fertilizer such as 6-6-6, 10-10-10 or 12-12 -12 is needed. Use pine needles or bark as mulch and divide ginger lily in spring or late winter when the plants begin to look old or the flowering is sparse.

To divide simply dig up and cut rhizome and replant.1

How long does Ginger lily take to grow?

These estimates for how long Ginger lily takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

Days to Germination How long does it take Ginger lily to germinate?
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Days to Transplant How long until I can plant out Ginger lily?
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Days to Maturity How long until Ginger lily is ready for harvest / bloom?
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Average 156 days | Min 131 days | Max 194 days (2)

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Ginger lily Folklore & Trivia

Hedychium coronarium is the national flower of Cuba where it is known as mariposa because of its shape.2

Other names for Ginger lily

White garland-lily, White butterfly ginger lily, Garland flower

Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig

Footnotes

1 Floradata

2 wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedychium_coronarium

3 floridata.com//ref/H/hedyc.cfm


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