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 cautleyoides red-mauve-flowered

Roscoea cautleyoides var. cautleyoides

Roscoea cautleyoides var. cautleyoides f. atropurpurea

Roscoea cautleyoides var. cautleyoides f. atropurpurea 'Giraffe'

Roscoea cautleyoides var. cautleyoides red-flowered

Roscoea cautleyoides var. cautleyoides white-flowered

Roscoea cautleyoides var. pubescens

Roscoea debilis var. debilis

Roscoea forrestii is a perennial species that reaches heights of 20 to 30 centimeters. It features relatively wide, mid-green leaves that wrap around the stem. From early to mid-summer, it produces clusters of pale yellow flowers at the tips of its stems.

Roscoea forrestii

Roscoea forrestii 'Ice Maiden'

Roscoea forrestii f. forrestii

Roscoea forrestii f. forrestii pubescent

Roscoea forrestii f. purpurea

Roscoea from Sikkim

Roscoea ganeshensis

Roscoea grandiflora 'Alba'

Roscoea humeana is a herbaceous perennial that reaches a height of 30 cm. It features upright leafy stems crowned with clusters of as many as four orchid-like flowers that measure 4 cm across, blooming in early summer.

Roscoea humeana

Roscoea humeana 'Broadleigh Moonlight' is a rhizomatous perennial that reaches a height of approximately 35 cm. It features broad, green, fleshy leaves that grow upright and wrap around the stem. From June to September, it produces sizable, pale cream flowers with three petals, resembling those of irises or orchids, each adorned with a purple mark on the falls.

Roscoea humeana 'Broadleigh Moonlight'

Roscoea humeana 'Guincho White Stripe'

Roscoea humeana 'Long Acre Sunrise'

Roscoea humeana 'Purple Streaker'

Roscoea humeana 'Rosemoor Plum'

This tuberous perennial reaches a height of approximately 45 cm and features upright, strap-shaped leaves that are pale green with prominent veining. During the summer months, it produces clusters of crisp white flowers with three petals, resembling those of orchids or irises.

Roscoea humeana 'Snowy Owl'

This tuberous perennial reaches a height of approximately 30 cm, featuring broad, fleshy leaves that rise vertically and embrace the stem. From late spring through midsummer, it produces clusters of rich, magenta-purple flowers resembling orchids, positioned at the tips of the stems.

Roscoea humeana 'Stephanie Bloom'

Roscoea humeana 'Two Tone'

Roscoea humeana Forrest's form

Roscoea humeana cream-flowered

This perennial reaches a height of approximately 35 cm, featuring vibrant green, arching leaves that embrace the stem. In early to midsummer, before the leaves are fully developed, small clusters of white flowers emerge at the tips of the stems.

Roscoea humeana f. alba

This perennial plant features wide, pointed leaves that are a vibrant green and typically reaches a height of around 30 cm. Its flowers, which bloom in early to mid-summer, are pale purple and have a white throat.

Roscoea humeana f. humeana

This perennial reaches a height of approximately 30 cm and features vibrant green leaves that clasp around the stem and spread outward. In early to midsummer, it produces clusters of pale yellow flowers at the tips of the stems.

Roscoea humeana f. lutea

Roscoea humeana f. tyria is a tuberous perennial that reaches a height of up to 40 cm. It features lanceolate leaves and produces dark purple flowers that can measure up to 6 cm in diameter during the summer months.

Roscoea humeana f. tyria

Roscoea humeana f. tyria 'Inkling'

Roscoea humeana f. tyria Inkling Group

Roscoea humeana from Cruickshank Botanic Garden

Roscoea humeana lavender-flowered

Roscoea humeana pink-flowered

Roscoea humeana purple-flowered is a robust, clump-forming perennial that reaches a height of 30 cm. It features upright leafy stems and produces purple, orchid-shaped blooms from May through August.

Roscoea humeana purple-flowered

Roscoea humeana yellow-flowered

Roscoea humilis

Roscoea kunmingensis var. elongatobractea

Roscoea kunmingensis var. kunmingensis

Roscoea nepalensis

Roscoea praecox

Roscoea purple-flowered

Roscoea purpurea is a perennial with a tuberous root system that grows upright, reaching heights of up to 30 cm. It produces a cluster of leafy stems and bears light purple flowers during the summer and early autumn, each measuring around 5 cm in length.

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