Hedychium Elizabeth Eucomis The green and silver-mottled round

The green and silver-mottled round leaves make a nice foil for the flowers that range in color from deep pink to white

a charming hosta

The first plants in cultivation trace back to Ernest Wilson's collections in Sichuan

This is not a fern for beginners who think you can just stick everything in the midst of a bed of petunias

In midspring

Hedychium Elizabeth Eucomis The green and silver-mottled roundThis Tom Wood hybrid is the tallest and most imposing ginger lily we grow, both for size and for flower. Starting in late July, the towering 9' tall stalks of Hedychium 'Elizabeth' are topped with clusters of giant, brilliant reddish orange flowers. In late afternoon, the exquisite honeysuckle like fragrance wafts through the garden from its lofty perch pure poetry.