Tibetan Ginger

Roscoea capitata Zingiberaceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Himalaya

Location

Treman Woodland Walk

Source of plant

Seneca Hill Perennials

Description

To 40cm. Leaves 20 x 2 cm, usually 7, lanceolate. Flowers 5-7, blue or purple, in dense spikes; bracts green; calyx 2.5cj; corolla 5cm; lip 2cm.

USDA Hardiness Zone

8