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Roscoea × Beesiana
''Roscoea'' × ''beesiana'' is considered to be a hybrid between ''Roscoea auriculata, R. auriculata'' and ''Roscoea cautleyoides, R. cautleyoides'' which occurred in cultivation. The flowers are variable: most forms have a pale cream base colour with varying amounts of purple streaking, particularly on the lip or labellum from midsummer to early autumn. It was given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2011. It is classified as being hardy throughout the British Isles. Description Like all members of the genus ''Roscoea'', it dies back each year to a short vertical rhizome, to which are attached the tuber, tuberous roots. When growth begins again, "pseudostems" are produced: structures which resemble stems but are actually formed from the tightly wrapped bases (sheaths) of its leaves. ''R.'' × ''beesiana'' is usually 48–60 cm tall, with seven to nine leaves, of which at most the lowest one consists only of a sheath. Each leaf has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roscoea Auriculata
''Roscoea auriculata'' is a perennial herbaceous plant occurring in the eastern Himalayas, in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and Sikkim. Most members of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), to which it belongs, are tropical, but ''R. auriculata'', like other species of ''Roscoea'', grows in much colder mountainous regions. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. Description ''Roscoea auriculata'' is a perennial herbaceous plant. Like all members of the genus ''Roscoea'', it dies back each year to a short vertical rhizome, to which the tuber, tuberous roots are attached. When growth begins again, "pseudostems" are produced: structures which resemble stems but are actually formed from the tightly wrapped bases (sheaths) of its leaves. ''R. auriculata'' is usually 20–40 cm tall, with three to seven leaves. The blade of the leaf (the part free from the pseudostem) is 7.5–20 cm long by 2–2.5 cm wide. The leaf sheath is smooth (Leaf#Surface of the leaf, glabro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |