Hedychium Flaming Torch Zingiber Our Dicentra scandens is a

Our Dicentra scandens is a virtual flowering machine

tufts of small stems emerge bearing densely packed

The flowers are highly visited by hummingbirds

by Gibbons and Spanner in Yunnan

Hedychium Flaming Torch Zingiber Our Dicentra scandens is a(syn: Hedychium coccineum var. aurantiacum PDN Form) We grew this for a long time as a selection of Hedychium coccineum, but now know it to be a hybrid with that species. Hedychium 'Flaming Torch' forms a huge mass of 6 7' tall stalks, each topped with a 1' long head of orange flowers in mid July (NC). Following flowering, a new set of stems emerge, which flower in September and October. Our eight year old patch is 6' wide at the base and looks like a