#roscoea

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 8 August 2024

The ideal planting position for Roscoea purpurea (purple roscoea) is a sheltered location in partial shade. This upright tuberous perennial forms a clump of leafy stems with orchid-like light purple flowers in summer and early autumn.

Jill Raggett

[angiec333]

Purple flowers of Roscoea 'Harvington Evening Star'

Image available at Thoughts of Dawn - Roscoea 

[morphons]

Roscoea cautleyoides ‘Kew Beauty’. RHS Chatsworth show, June 2018.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 27 September 2023

The distinctive brick-red flowers of Roscoea 'Red Gurkha' (hardy ginger) are made even more splendid by the strong dark red stems. This compact and clump-forming plant will grow in dappled shade with a moist but free-draining soil.  

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 31 July 2023

This clump-forming Roscoea cautleyoides (cautleya-flowered roscoea) comes from China and is related to ginger. The fleshy roots produce narrow leaves with creamy-yellow flowers. As a woodland species this plant is thriving in the shade of a Hypericum species.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 5 August 2023

The tuberous perennial Roscoea humeana comes in a range of flower colours including shades of mauve, purple, pink, cream and lemon. This is the perfect plant for dappled shade growing amongst Helleborus and Hosta cultivars and with ferns.

Jill Raggett

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 27 September 2021

In several gardens and nursery displays there were examples of Roscoea purpurea. This plant is an upright, deciduous tuberous perennial from the Himalayas, particularly Nepal. The clump of leafy stems produce these orchid-like flowers later in the season, ideal for this autumnal Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, London.

Jill Raggett

[morphons]

Roscoea scillifolia var. atropurpurea. May 2018.