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This is exciting! I have wanted an orange ginger lily for as long as I can remember. I tried growing it in Alabama and never got a bloom. I do have a white ginger ( Hedychium spicatum )  that has had a few blooms. A few years ago, someone told me that 'Tara' is the only one that will reliably bloom here. I don't know if that it true but I finally got one this year (thank you Dancing Oaks!). Planted in April next to our South foundation and given ample water, I can hardly believe it, but it looks like a bloom is imminent - in its first year! I'm holding my breath... Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Wide Shot Wednesday



Crouching low, looking up at a portion of the front border. Sumac 'Tiger Eyes', Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer' (Sneezeweed), Kniphofia 'Poco Orange', Chamacyparis ‘Gracillis’ (Hinoki Cypress), Barberry 'Orange Rocket', Pennisetum orientale 'Karley Rose'.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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