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Common name:

Wild Ginger, Bitter Ginger, Sponge Ginger
Category:
Shrubs
Family:
Zingiberaceae or Ginger family
Light:
Sun growing
Water:
Normal
Primarily grown for:
Foliage
Plant Height or length:
4 to 6 meters
Plant Spread or Width:
2 to 4 meters
Plant Form:
Spreading, Upright or Erect
Special Character:
  • Indigenous (native to India)
Plant Description:
- This plant signifies all things tropical.
- The sponge ginger is a gigantic herb forming clumps of robust, leafy, arching canes over 4 to 5 m high.
- Bears alternate, pointed leaves to 60cm long in 2 ranks.
- The inflorosence is striking. It is borne inside the plant canopy - therefore some cleanup has to be done to expose it.
- Flowers are used in expensive floral decoration.
Growing tips:
- This is an easy plant to grow - if you have the space for it.
- Can be planted in full sunlight - in coastal areas, in semi shade - in moderate areas and in full shade - in very hot and dry areas.
- Plants require fertile, water retentive soils.
- Give them the space and they will flourish.