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The plants are large tropical and subtropical perennial herbs with a rhizomatous rootstock. The broad, flat, alternate leaves, that are such a feature of this plant, grow out of a stem in a long narrow roll and then unfurl. The leaves are typically solid green but some cultivars have glaucose,
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Himalayan Flowering Ginger and Chinese Butterfly Ginger Lilies are easy to grow and are grown for their foliage and their exotic, colourful, fragrant flowering heads which flower in late summer or autumn and consist of spikes of tubular flowers with prominent anthers, flowering in all shades of yellow, pink and red. The ginger flowers are followed by fruits containing sometimes colourful seeds

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Before you begin planning bamboo in the UK remember

 

 

 

If you give a plant growing conditions that are similar to those that it thrives in the wild then that plant will usually do very well. Its not always as easy as it sounds. Every garden has its own microclimate and although there are one or two things we can possibly do to improve that, usually by adding or growing wind breaks, creating sun traps and opening up shaded areas the options are fairly limited. There is nothing on the other hand we can do about the overall climate in general.

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Before deciding what and where you are going to plant make an assessment of the area. If you can try to do it early in the year so you have plenty of time to plan ahead.

It is also a good idea to determine where the shadow boundaries are. In the early months of the year, the sun is low on the horizon and the shadows extend furtherinto the garden.

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