Zingiberaceae
Cream garland-lily
Hedychium flavescens
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Hedychium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 峨眉姜花
- English
- Cream garland-lily
Synonyms
- Hedychium coronarium var. flavescens (Carey ex Roscoe) Baker
Flowers
- In flower
- March to January (from 140 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Loïc Mathieu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: AdventureLisa, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harshad Sharma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Marie-Annie Vélia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tara Severns, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Félicia Martinez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: n28akira ...., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.