Roscoea are perennial plants that store energy in tubers, featuring long, arching leaves that are either linear or lanceolate. They produce prominent flowers resembling orchids, which bloom during the summer or autumn months.

Roscoea australis purple-flowered

Roscoea bhutanica

Roscoea brandisii (King ex Baker) K. Schum.

Roscoea cangshanensis is a clump-forming perennial that reaches up to 30 cm in height. It features narrow, lanceolate leaves that tightly embrace the stems. From summer through November, it produces flowers that are violet-pink with white stripes, resembling those of orchids or irises, each consisting of three petals.

Roscoea cangshanensis

Roscoea capitata

Roscoea cautleyoides is a perennial that reaches heights of up to 45 cm. It features upright stems adorned with slender, dark green leaves. At the top, it produces short spikes that bear orchid-like flowers, typically yellow, though purple or white variations can occur. Each flower measures about 4 cm across.

Roscoea cautleyoides

This perennial reaches a height of approximately 30 cm and features elongated, slender leaves that embrace the stem. From late spring through midsummer, it produces small clusters of pale yellow flowers at the top of the stems.

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Abigail Bloom'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Alba'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'August Beauty'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Bees' Dwarf'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Beesii'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Betty Farquar'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Blush Leaves'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Crûg's Late Lemon'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Doge Purple'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Early Purple'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Early Yellow' is a robust, tuberous perennial that reaches a height of 60 cm. It features slender, lanceolate leaves and bears pale yellow, three-petaled blooms that can grow to 5 cm in length. These flowers emerge in terminal clusters from mid-spring and continue into summer.

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Early Yellow'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Helen Lamb' is a perennial characterized by its moderately spreading, mid-green foliage that wraps around the stem. From late spring through midsummer, it produces clusters of lilac flowers at the tips of the stems.

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Helen Lamb'

This perennial features elongated, slender, upright leaves that are yellow-green and encircle the stem. In late spring to midsummer, it produces clusters of pale yellow flowers at the tips of the stems.

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Himalaya'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Ice Age' is a perennial with an upright growth habit, reaching heights of up to 60 cm. It features slender, lanceolate green leaves and produces white flowers that resemble those of irises or orchids, each with three petals and a distinctive golden throat, blooming in June. This plant thrives in moist, shaded environments.

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Ice Age'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Jeffrey Thomas' is a perennial that features elongated, narrow, upright leaves of a mid-green hue, growing to a height of approximately 40 cm. Its blooms, which are pale yellow with deeper yellow undertones, emerge from late spring through mid-summer.

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Jeffrey Thomas'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Kew Beauty' seedlings

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Last Emperor'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Lemon Giraffe'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Nguluko Village'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Paars'

'Pennine Purple' is a herbaceous perennial that typically reaches a height of about 40cm. Its mid-green foliage wraps around the stem, providing a backdrop for the cream-eyed purple blooms that emerge in late spring and early summer, with occasional flowering continuing into late summer.

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Pennine Purple'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Purple Giant'

'Purple Queen' is a tuberous perennial that grows to approximately 30 cm in height. It features long, slender, upright leaves that envelop the stem. From late spring through midsummer, it produces clusters of purple-lilac flowers resembling orchids, emerging at the top of the plant.

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Purple Queen'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Reinier'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Vanilla Ice'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Vanilla' is a compact, upright perennial that reaches a height of 30 cm. Its narrow foliage wraps around the stem, providing a unique visual appeal. From late spring through summer, it produces pale yellow-cream flowers, each with three petals and measuring up to 5 cm in length, which are displayed in clusters at the top of the plant.

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Vanilla'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Vien Beauty'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Washfield Purple'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Wine Red'

Roscoea cautleyoides 'Yeti'

Roscoea cautleyoides blue-leaved

Roscoea cautleyoides cream-flowered

Roscoea cautleyoides early-flowering

Roscoea cautleyoides f. sinopurpurea

Roscoea cautleyoides hybrid

Roscoea cautleyoides late, lavender-flowered

Roscoea cautleyoides late, yellow-flowered

Roscoea cautleyoides mauve-flowered is an upright perennial with a tuberous root system typically producing yellow blooms, though white and mauve variations are rarer. This mauve variant features elongated, green leaves and produces three-petaled, crinkled flowers during the spring season.

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