White Ginger Lily, native to India, is a tropical perennial and related to culinary ginger. Photographed at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, 8.15.2010 © Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved.

Torch gingers (Nicolaia elatior) have many common names including red ginger lily, torch...

Add late summer spice with this Southern classic. Here is advice to grow and care for Ginger Lily, 'Hedychium coronarium,' in your garden.

Ginger Lily

Hedychium coronarium (Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, Cinnamon Jasmine, Garland Flower, Ginger Lily, White Garland Lily, White Ginger) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox

White Ginger

Topper for a cake.

Among the most resplendent of hedychiums, award-winning Hedychium 'Tara' (Ginger Lily) is an upright herbaceous perennial boasting large and dense racemes, up to 10 in. long (25 cm), packed with fragrant orange flowers in late summer and early fall. Long and prominent red stamens emerge from each flower, giving the inflorescence a striking appearance. Since each of the bracts contains several flower buds, the showy blossoms last longer in beauty than many species. The flowers are borne at…