Hedychium greenii Cut Flower Plants Hosta 'Electrocution' truly looks like

Hosta 'Electrocution' truly looks like it was letting out a final scream while strapped to an electric chair when the switch was pulled

there was no viability

but surprisingly is still not common in the trade

the leaves turn green as the 20" tall stalk is topped with both terminal and axillary flowers of white

complimented by bright red petioles

Hedychium greenii Cut Flower Plants Hosta 'Electrocution' truly looks likeHedychium greenii, native to Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh, India has long been one of our favorite gingers. As best we can determine, all of the material in cultivation is a single clone collected in Bhutan and distributed by its namesake, Mr. Green. For us, Hedychium greenii has survived since 2007 including one winter at 9 degrees F. The 3' tall stalks, that emerge for us in late June, are adorned with dark olive green, red backed leaves. The stalks