Family: Zingiberaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Several other Hedychium species have become invasive
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Epiphytic habit (may compete with native epiphytes)
  
• Reached maturity in 12 months under optimal conditions
  
• Seeds dispersed by birds and people
  
• Spreads vegetatively by rhizomes and rhizome fragments

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of naturalization or invasiveness to date
  
• Specialized growing requirements
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Non-toxic
  
• Ornamental and medicinal uses
  
• Requires specialized pollinators
  
• Seeds lose viability quickly