Tags: Heirloom Open Pollinated

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

Latin Name: ALPINIA

Days to Maturity: VARIED

Description:

Hello, I have just started a new You Tube channel on gardening. The name of the channel is Concerning Gardens & More. My goal is to eventually have a video on every seed, bulb, rhizome and plant that I offer. Check it out if you can. I would appreciate your help in growing this new channel by liking, sharing and subscribing and watching the video to the end. Also, don't forget to click the notification bell. Just copy and past this address into your browser and it will take you to the channel. https://www.youtube.com/@ConcerningGardens1821/videos
Thank you.

PLEASE NOTE - LISTING DOES NOT INCLUDE HEAT PACKS

WE RECYCLE BOXES, PAPER, PACKING MATERIAL AND MORE.

FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $35.00

GINGER PLANTS GROW ON RHIZOMES, NOT BULBS, BUT THERE IS NOT A SELECTION FOR RHIZOME SO I USED THE BULB TYPE.

LISTING IS A RHIZOME FOR THE SHELL, PINK PORCELAIN OR BUTTERFLY ORNAMENTAL GREEN LEAF GINGER

FRESHLY DUG RHIZOME OF SHELL GINGER PLANT - SIZE VARIES/ SHIPPED BARE ROOT, NO SOIL, NO POT. MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE ROOTS. GREENERY WILL BE CUT OFF FOR SHIPPING.

ITEM SHIPS ONLY TO THE CONTIGUIOUS UNITED STATES.

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

OTHER COMMON NAMES ARE PINK PORCELAIN LILY, VARIEGATED GINGER OR BUTTERFLY GINGER.

ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED THE FIRST OF THE WEEK TO AVOID SITTING IN A POST OFFICE OVER A WEEKEND. SHIPPED USPS FIRST CLASS, USPS IS STILL EXPERIENCING DELAYS FOR WHICH I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE,

THIS BEAUTIFUL PLANT IS THE SOLID GREEN LEAF VERSION OF THE PLANT.

THIS IS AN ORNAMENTAL GINGER PLANT. SOME PEOPLE DO USE THE LEAVES TO WRAP VEGETABLE AND MEAT DISHES.

THE ROOT IS NOT THE EDIBLE VERSION OF GINGER THAT 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.

THE RHIZOME WILL BE FRESHLY HARVESTED WHEN AN ORDER IS RECEIVED AND THEREFORE IS NOT A DRIED RHIZOME.

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 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.

MY PLANTS ARE 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.

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

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.

Story of this Seed:

I HAVE BEEN GROWING THIS BEAUTIFUL PLANT FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. MY MOTHER STARTED GROWING IT WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER AND THE PLANTS I NOW GROW ARE FROM THOSE ORIGINAL CLUMPINGS. GREAT FOR A WILDLIFE GARDEN.

Growing Tips:

THIS BEAUTY IS VERY EASY TO GROW. PLANT IN A CONTAINER OR IN THE GROUND. PLANT WITH ANY EYES POINTING UP AND COVER WITH SOIL ABOUT 2". MOISTEN WELL AND IF IN A CONTAINER PLACE IN BRIGHT INDIRECT LIGHT.