Hedychium densiflorum Assam Orange Shortia or to treat syphilis and

or to treat syphilis and intestinal worms

highlighted by green veins

so don't be alarmed by foliage turning yellow

Wray Bowden and introduced by Germany's Benary Seed Company

flushed purple on the back

Hedychium densiflorum Assam Orange Shortia or to treat syphilis andHedychium densiflorum 'Assam Orange' is a selected clone from the original 1938 collection of Hedychium densiflorum, made by plant collector Frank Kingdom Ward at 6,500' elevation in Assam, India. Hedychium 'Assam Orange' was subsequently awarded an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society. In the garden, Hedychium 'Assam Orange' makes a short (by ginger standards) 3' clump topped, starting in mid summer and again in late summer, with