Hedychium Tai Mammoth Alcea comes from the Spanish village

comes from the Spanish village Arbeca

After the second winter

It seems to quietly disappear unnoticed when it goes dormant in late summer

Aspidistra 'Akebono' flowers at ground level in late winter

Each medium-green leaf has a wide center of creamy white

Hedychium Tai Mammoth Alcea comes from the Spanish villageHedychium '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.