Hedychium Tai Mammoth Alcea Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at ground

Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at ground level in late winter

comes from the Spanish village Arbeca

It provides a tropical feel in a warm temperate garden

After the second winter

Cypripedium reginae emerges with 18" tall stalks

Hedychium Tai Mammoth Alcea Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at groundHedychium 'Tai Mammoth' is a 6' tall ginger from the breeding program of Doyle Smittle, that produces huge, 15" tall flower heads bearing large, 3. 5", strongly scented flowers. Each butterfly shaped flower is a creamy light yellow with a darker central pattern. Hedychium 'Tai Mammoth' starts blooming in very early summer and continues into fall.