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common ginger

Zingiber officinale

Genus: Zingiber
Family: Zingiberaceae
Common Names: Canton ginger, East Indian ginger, ginger, Jamaica ginger, red ginger, stem ginger, ginger root [2]

About this plant

grows to 1m, with lance-shaped leaves to 20cm long, narrowed to a fine point. Flowers are borne in a dense, elliptic spike on a stalk about 25cm above the rhizome, the large oblong-ovate lips, purple with yellow spots and stripes, emerging from yellowish-green bracts

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1A

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Plant in rich, well-drained, moisture-retentive soil in filtered sunlight and high humidity, either directly in the border of a heated greenhouse, or in a container indoors

Pruning

Cut back old stems as they die back in the autumn

Propagation

From pieces of plump, fresh rhizome with well-developed growth buds, planted in well-drained, moisture retentive compost, in temperatures of 25-28C

Pests

Glasshouse red spider mite can be troublesome under glass

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years