Hedychium coccineum Applecourt Lobelia Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'

Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby' will grow happily in shallow standing water or in average moisture garden soils

upright steel blue stems to 22"

serrated foliage

When grown in plenty of sun in climates with warm summers

but has stood out from the other survivors by its incredible garden performance

Hedychium coccineum Applecourt Lobelia Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'Hedychium coccineum 'Applecourt' is one of our favorite ginger lilies. This little known cultivar is one that we picked up on a 1995 visit to the former Applecourt Nursery in the UK. The massive 1'+ long flower heads of brilliant scarlet orange with red throats top the 5 6' tall clump in midsummer and again in early fall. Moist, but well drained soils grow the best specimens.