Need perennial identification
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looks as if it could be one of the gingers. Does it die down ever winter?
Looks like ginger to me too.
Ginger lily
Scientific name is Curcuma or common name ginger lily. Grown from tubers which can be removed and stored for use next year in climates that get cold. Make a beautiful ground cover in warmer climates. It's a native of Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Northern Australia. There are two or more colors. I have the dark pink and pale pink which I store the tubers at the end of the season in a dry, cool 50 degree area. In Spring plant in pot, put in shady spot until it becomes hardy and move to sun gradually.
The hosta are a nice touch
Agree. It looks like curcuma. Very pretty.
Thanks, I love them.
Can I have your bird? I love it
There is a free app called my Garden answers! You can take pics of plants! It will give you closest matches! I use it all the time!
I live in subtropical Queensland Australia, and they grow here.
My sincere thanks to each of you for your answers. I am so pleased to know my pretty plant's name......is Lily.
In Hawaii, it is called Olena. In English, it is turmeric. It is a member of the Curcuma family. Be careful when using for cooking or tea, there is a kind of curcuma that is not edible. Read on line for more info.
. I enjoy curcumas. I have quite a few of them and mulch them with leaves and they thrive.. Simply beautiful. Sun city Bluffton SC. Sallie H