Boesenbergia hamiltonii Burma/Myanmar for an amazingly long floral

for an amazingly long floral show

Although the green form is marginally hardy for us

rupifraga hybrid makes a 30" wide compact clump

dark fronds

Boesenbergia hamiltonii Burma/Myanmar for an amazingly long floralI'm betting you've never grown a hardy boesenbergia. We hadn't either until 2006, when we planted a patch without high expectations for survival surprise! Although our plant wouldn't be formally named as a new species until 2013, Boesenbergia hamiltonii, named after Scottish botanist Francis Hamilton (1762 1829), can be found on moist mountain forest floors in northeast India at elevations of up to 6,000'. Boesenbergia hamiltonii, which has survived 9