Hedychium Tai Mammoth Alcea Cypripedium reginae emerges with 18"

Cypripedium reginae emerges with 18" tall stalks

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

This was one of the star plants at the 2000 American Hosta Convention in Minnesota

It provides a tropical feel in a warm temperate garden

Hedychium Tai Mammoth Alcea Cypripedium reginae emerges with 18"Hedychium '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.