Hedychium ellipticum Dryopteris well-behaved vine of glossy evergreen

well-behaved vine of glossy evergreen foliage topped

does that help

nearly white petioles emerge from the tuber to produce 1' long

(aka: Ligularia tussilaginea) Thanks to Louisiana plantsman Wayne Womack for originally sharing this wonderful leopard plant

great planted with daffodils

Hedychium ellipticum Dryopteris well-behaved vine of glossy evergreenHedychium ellipticum is a little known ginger lily from the Himalayas that's quite distinct from most commercially available ginger lilies. We've grown Hedychium ellipticum in the garden since 2000, and it never fails to stop visitors and butterflies in their tracks. The 5' long, strongly arching stalks are clothed with 17" long x 5" wide, dark green, textured leaves and topped, starting in late July, with stunning, lightly fragrant flowers a cone