Hedychium Tai Monarch Hepatica attach an 18-24" flower spike

attach an 18-24" flower spike atop the clump

the base of the deer-resistant wild ginger clump is adorned with giant silver dollar-sized flowers that look like bloodshot eyes after a three day drunk

not only will all of the spent flower stalks be removed but so too spring's now shabby foliage

whose native range extends from coastal NC south nearly to Palm Beach

Panicum 'Dallas Blues' makes an upright deer-resistant clump of pendent

Hedychium Tai Monarch Hepatica attach an 18-24" flower spikeHedychium 'Tai Monarch, from ginger breeder, Doyle Smittle, ' makes a 50" tall clump, clothed with large 22" long x 4. 5" wide, tropical esque leaves. Each stalk is topped from midsummer until fall with huge 12" or larger flower heads. Each flower head is composed of more than 100 light yellow (RHS 4D) flowers with a darker yellow eye and the intoxicatingly strong fragrance of honeysuckle. Hedychium 'Tai Monarch' has proven to be a fantastic ginger