Boesenbergia hamiltonii Burma/Myanmar dark fronds

dark fronds

This 1994 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction was derived as a seedling from H

All ensetes are non-offsetting monocarpic plants

dolichostemon x E

Boesenbergia hamiltonii Burma/Myanmar dark frondsI'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