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Originated from a wild collection by Crug Farm Plants on Fansipan in Northern Vietnam.
I have two plants, this one with green flowers the second is very similar but the flowers are orange.
Both carry the same collection number. The change from green to orange is not uncommon in Rohdea flowers as they mature. Crug Farm Plants description says: "From one of our collections gathered from Fansipan the highest mountain in northern Vietnam in 1999 with Dan Hinkley. A rhizomatous woodland perennial rooting along its length as it slowly forms small clumps of strap-shaped thick-textured glossy leathery leaves to 30cm long, broadening towards the apexes. The base of which clasp a short densely flowered spike of strange green long bracted unusually scented flowers March-April followed by orange berries by the autumn. Easily grown in woodland condition in any type of fertile moisture retentive soil." |
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| 3rd September 2009 | ||
