Spicatum Hedychium (Hedychium spicatum)

Family: Zingiberaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Hedychium spicatum is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.5 m (5ft) by 0.7 m (2ft 4in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 8 and is frost tender. It is in flower in October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - cooked. Eaten in savoury dishes with lentils. — Eaten in savoury dishes with lentils.

Habitat & North American Range

Forest clearings, shrubberies, 1800 - 2800 metres from Himachal Pradesh to Arunachal Pradesh. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)