Cautleya gracilis is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae (the gingers). It is found in the Himalayas through to south China and Vietnam. It is cultivated as an ornamental garden plant, hardy to a few degrees of frost. It is native to Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal and other regions. In the garden it prefers partial shade and loam soil. In UK gardens it is hardy through an average UK winter (RHS H4). Suggested uses include sub-tropical and flower borders and beds. It tolerates soil of any pH, moist but well-drained conditions and west-facing and east-facing aspects. Plant in well-drained soil in a suitable position. Water during establishment.

Cautleya gracilis is a member of the Zingiberaceae family, known for its rhizomatous perennial nature. This species features upright stems and lanceolate leaves that grow in an alternating pattern, culminating in slender racemes adorned with distinctive yellow funnel-shaped flowers and prominent bracts.

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Cautleya gracilis

Cautleya gracilis is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae. It is found in the Himalayas through to south China and Vietnam.

Cautleya gracilis 'Crûg Gold' is a hardy perennial for partial shade, ideal for sub-tropical borders with spring and summer interest.

Cautleya gracilis 'Crûg Gold'

Cautleya gracilis 'Purple Splendour' is a herbaceous perennial cultivar of the Cautleya genus, known for its columnar upright habit and deciduous foliage. This plant thrives in partial shade with a west- or east-facing aspect and prefers a sheltered position. It grows best in moist but well-drained loam soil, tolerant of acid, alkaline, and neutral pH levels. Hardy to UK zone H4, it is suitable for sub-tropical flower borders and beds. The cultivar flowers in spring and summer, contributing to seasonal interest in the garden.

Cautleya gracilis 'Purple Splendour' is a hardy herbaceous perennial with upright habit, ideal for partial shade in sub-tropical borders, flowering in spring

Cautleya gracilis 'Purple Splendour'

Cautleya spicata 'Arun Flame' (Himalayan ginger 'Arun Flame') is a deciduous, columnar upright perennial from the genus Cautleya, known for its rhizomatous growth and lanceolate leaves arranged in two rows. This cultivar thrives in partial shade with a west or east-facing aspect and prefers moist but well-drained loam soil of any pH. It produces funnel-shaped yellow flowers with prominent bracts in slender racemes during spring and summer. Hardy to UK zone H4, it is suited to sheltered, sub-tropical flower borders and beds, and can be propagated by division or seed.

Himalayan ginger 'Arun Flame' is a deciduous perennial with lanceolate leaves, thriving in partial shade and ideal for sub-tropical borders in spring and