Plant of the month
Each month we showcase a plant from the gardens.
Hedychium gardnerianum
Growing in the East Ridge and Furrow area of the Pavilions, here is one of the ginger lilies, its handsome foliage rising along the stems from stout rhizomes.
As you walk towards the Pavilions from the fountain end of the Broadwalk you cannot fail to notice on the left, Salvia uliginosa or ‘Bog sage’ with its electric clear sky-blue flowers.
This is a robust, clump forming herbaceous perennial, preferring a south facing sheltered and sunny site with a reasonably rich moist soil, of which it would have traditionally been said, should not dry out in summer, however, it has survived this summer very well.
Growing in the East Ridge and Furrow area of the Pavilions, here is one of the ginger lilies, its handsome foliage rising along the stems from stout rhizomes.