Hedychium deceptum Blechnum purple-grey foliage of Canna 'Intrigue'

purple-grey foliage of Canna 'Intrigue' makes one of the most stunning accent plants in the garden

Arisaema candidissimum offsets slowly in a well-drained site

When the new growth of Athyrium otophorum emerges

Cypripedium formosanum

resembling red jester caps with yellow tips and a yellow throat

Hedychium deceptum Blechnum purple-grey foliage of Canna 'Intrigue'(aka: Hedychium rubrum) Hedychium deceptum is a little known ginger from the Meghalaya Naga Hills region of India, where it can be found between 1,500' and 4,500' elevation. Despite being discovered in the early 1920's by UK plantsman H. J. Elwes, it had never been commercialized until a recent introduction by US ginger guru, Tim Chapman. Hedychium deceptum shares the same bright, screaming colored flowers with the better known Hedychium greenii. Our