Tags: Heirloom Open Pollinated

Growing Practices: No Pesticides No Herbicides No Fungicides No Synthetic Fertilizers

Latin Name: ZINGIBERALES

Days to Maturity: VARIED

Description:

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Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'

PLEASE NOTE - NO HEAT PACKS AVAILABLE. WE RECYCLE PACKING MATERIALS.

RHIZOME VARIEGATED SHELL GINGER - LISTING IS FOR A PIECE OF RHIZOME AND IS NOT FOR A PLANT

SIZE VARIES, NUMBER OF EYES/NODULES VARY

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Alpinia
Species: A. zerumbet variegata

OTHER COMMON NAMES ARE PINK PORCELAIN LILY, VARIEGATED GINGER

ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED THE FIRST OF THE WEEK TO AVOID SITTING IN A POST OFFICE OVER A WEEKEND. SHIPPED USPS FIRST CLASS. RHIZOMES DO NOT REQUIRED MOIST WRAPPING.

THIS ITEM IS THE VARIEGATED GREEN LEAF VERSION OF THE PLANT. PHOTO IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE ITEM.

THIS IS AN ORNAMENTAL GINGER PLANT. SOME PEOPLE DO USE THE LEAVES TO WRAP VEGETABLE AND MEAT DISHES. BUT THE ROOT IS NOT THE EDIBLE VERSION OF GINGER YOU FIND IN A GROCERY STORE.

SOME INTERNET SITES STATE THIS PLANT HAS MEDICINAL PROPERTIES - I DO NOT KNOW. PLEASE DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS LINE OF INQUIRY.

THE PIECE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE YOUNG SPROUTS. IT MAY ONLY HAVE THE EYES OR THE NODULE OF A COMING EYE.

PERENNIAL, CAN GROW IN BOTH FULL SUN AND SOME SHADE. IN VERY HOT CLIMATES, AFTERNOON SHADE WOULD BE GOOD.

BEAUTIFUL CASCADE OF PALE IVORY AND PINK BLOSSOMS ARE SUPPORTED BY GLOSSY VARIEGATED GREEN LEAVES.

THIS GINGER CAN GET OVER 8' TALL AND WILL MAKE VERY LARGE GROUPINGS OF PLANTS. ADDS A VERY TROPICAL FEEL TO ANY LANDSCAPE.

GREAT FOR HEDGES AND AS A BACK DROP PLANT.

ATTRACTS POLLINATORS, BUTTERFLIES AND AN OCCASIONAL HUMMINGBIRD.

CAN BE PLANTED IN LARGE POTS OR IN THE GROUND. A WARM WEATHER PLANT, BUT SOME INTERNET SOURCES INDICATE THE PLANT CAN BE GROWN AS FAR NORTH AS ZONE 7 WITH WINTER PROTECTION - I DO NOT KNOW.

THESE PLANTS WERE GROWN IN HARDINESS ZONE 9B. PLEASE CHECK YOUR PLANTING ZONE TO SEE HOW TO GROW THIS PLANT IN YOUR LOCATION. THESE PLANTS HAVE BEEN GROWN OUTSIDE AND MAY EXHIBIT NORMAL SIGNS OF WEATHER AND HABITAT WEAR.

VERY HARDY PLANTS. NO REFUND OR REPLACEMENT IS OFFERED. THE PLANTS WILL BE HEALTHY AND IN GOOD CONDITION WHEN SHIPPED.

THIS INFORMATION IS FROM MY PERSONAL GROWING EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH. PLEASE RESEARCH THE PLANT TO SEE HOW IT WILL GROW IN YOUR AREA.

THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE A SLIGHT COLOR SHIFT DUE TO LIGHTING AND CAMERA VARIABLES.

THANK YOU AND HAPPY GARDENING

Story of this Seed:

THIS IS A GREAT PASS ME DOWN PLANT THAT HAS BEEN IN OUR FAMILY FOR OVER THREE GENERATIONS.

Growing Tips:

VERY EASY TO GROW - CAN BE GROWN IN CONTAINERS OR IN THE GROUND. PLANT OUTSIDE AFTER YOUR LAST FROST DATE. ORIENTATE RHIZOME WITH MOST OF THE ROOTS TURNED DOWN.
RHIZOMES CAN BE LEFT IN THE GROUND IN WARM LOCATIONS
RHIZOMES CAN BE DUG UP AND OVERWINTERED IN COLDER LOCATIONS