Musa itinerans Burmese Blue Dicliptera Hedychium 'Kin Ôgi' is one

Hedychium 'Kin Ôgi' is one of our favorite ginger lilies with strong 6' tall stalks

The clumps are topped with 20" spikes of near white flowers in late spring

upright stalks are adorned with narrow

This is a great border hosta for the woodland garden

and similar species with lush soft leaves

Musa itinerans Burmese Blue Dicliptera Hedychium 'Kin Ôgi' is oneMusa itinerans 'Burmese Blue' is a form of Musa itinerans from northern Thailand where it makes 18' tall trunks and spreads underground via long stolons. Because of the elevation at which Musa itinerans 'Burmese Blue' occurs, it has shown good winter hardiness in our trials, sailing through 5 degrees F in the winter of 2013 2014 with no protection. Reportedly, when Musa 'Burmese Blue' matures, it produces nice purple bananas we'll see.