Boesenbergia hamiltonii Danae in permanent ink

in permanent ink

Cyclamen coum was named by the Royal Horticultural Society as one of the top 200 plants of the last 200 years

Teucrium marum hails from the hot and dry regions of Spain

informally mounded hedge-like specimen

Found in the wild in scattered locations from Canada south to Maryland

Boesenbergia hamiltonii Danae in permanent inkI'm betting you've never grown a hardy boesenbergia. We hadn't either until 2006, when we planted a patch without high expectations for survival surprise! Although our plant wouldn't be formally named as a new species until 2013, Boesenbergia hamiltonii, named after Scottish botanist Francis Hamilton (1762 1829), can be found on moist mountain forest floors in northeast India at elevations of up to 6,000'. Boesenbergia hamiltonii, which has survived 9