Roscoea purpurea
Supplied as a bare root tuber

Himalayan member of the Ginger family. This rhizome forming perennial produces pseudo stems of lance shaped leaves to 50cm, crowned by orchid like light purple flowers.  
Hardy, exotic and easy to grow, what’s not to like?
Full cultivation information supplied.


Part shade/Part sun
Well drained soil
RHS hardiness rating H4

Plants are supplied as a bare root tuber,  and are similar to the plants seen in pictures 2 and 3. Picture one shows the flowers on a planted specimen and is not the plant for sale.

SUK: ROPU3401