Zingiberaceae
Kahila garland-lily
Hedychium gardnerianum
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Hedychium
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 紅絲薑花, 红丝姜花
- English
- Kahila garland-lily
- Finnish
- Tuoksuinkivääri
- French
- Longose
- Japanese
- キバナシュクシャ
- Portuguese
- Conteira
Synonyms
- Hedychium gardnerianum var. fasciatum K.Koch
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.