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]]>With spectacularly ornate flowers, it’s hard to believe this beauty is among the most hardy varieties, with a range that extends all the way into zone 7. Fragrant Aurantiacum, also known as Orange Ginger and Orange Bottlebrush Ginger, produces fragrant, bright orange blooms and dark green foliage with red-streaked stems. While the fluffy, brush-like blossoms grow between 6 and 12″ long from mid to late summer, the foliage can reach up to 6′ tall
Easy to Grow Features: Includes: 3 Ginger tubers The post Ginger – Aurantiacum (Fragrant) appeared first on PlantsRose.Zone:7-10
Height:5-6 ft.
Spacing:24 in.
Sunlight:Partial Sun to Partial Shade
Water:Moderate to High; Low in Dormancy
Flowering Time:Mid to Late Summer
Flower Color:Orange
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]]>Boasting fragrant spires of lemon-yellow flowers and striking foliage, Kahili Ginger, also known as Hedychium Gardnerianum, is a tropical beauty perfect for the back of the border. Towering over other plants at up to 8 feet tall, this dramatic per-ennial is a vigorous grower with thick stems and wide, glossy leaves.
The sunny flowers decorate the spikes from late summer to fall and produce a sweet aroma that begs to be appreciated. Kahili Ginger thrives in well-drained soil that holds some moisture and is not happy in desert conditions. Give this showstopper a place to shine in partial sun to partial shade. Enj!
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Includes: 3 Ginger tubers
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]]>Have you ever seen such a whimsical and unusual flowerblossoms with a spicy aroma that basically demand to be chosen. Clusters of slender white flowers accented by fiery red anthers are perfect for cutting and admiring in a tall, slender vase. Not to mention, the exotic beauty comes with a clove-like scent that will happily fill your home.
Attractive, lush greenery surrounds the vibrant flowers and remains beautiful throughout the entire growing season. Native to northeastern India and the Himalayan Mountain regions, this variety prefers more sun than most and is hardy to zone 8, but you can always grow in large containers to bring inside during winter. You can expect a sensational show starting in late summer, just when many gardens could use a colorful pick-me-up. Enj!
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Includes: 3 Ginger tubers
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]]>If you’ve ever watched the Great British Baking Show, then you’re no stranger to Cardamom. Also known as Amomum subulatum, this plant is an intriguing member of the Ginger family, producing wide, lush tropical leaves and charming flowers that range from ivory to yellow and even pink. However, the real magic begins after the blooms have finished their show.
The spent flowers give rise to seed pods that, when mature, can be cracked open to reveal Black Cardamom or Nepal Cardamom. These seeds are prevalent in Indian cuisine, but are lovely additions to a wide array of dishes. Native to damp, forested valleys from the eastern Himalayas to central China, these exotic wonders make excellent ornamental plants for garden beds or containers. What are you waiting for? Add a bit of spice to your gard!
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Includes: 1 Ginger Cardamom tuber
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]]>If you hold an affinity for the quirky and unusual wonders of the horticultural world, then you’re going to love Indian Surpri! This variety of Hidden Cone Ginger is appreciated for its uniqueness, yielding brilliantly colored bracts lasting for weeks and weeks. The eye-catching bracts flaunt stunning shades of white and pink with wide, tropical foliage surrounding them.
Indian Surprise is considered a hardy type of Ginger, but take that with a grain of salt because this beauty won’t make it through a Cleveland, OH winter. This clump-forming plant is easy to grow and quick to capture attention. Give it a place to shine in dappled sun to light shade with average soil. Enj!
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Includes: 3 Ginger tubers
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]]>Butterfly Ginger is an increasingly popular type and a favorite among many for its outstanding fragrance and unusual flowers that are produced from summer through fall. The pale yellow blooms flaunt deeper yellow centers and will gladly grow up to 7′ for a truly eye-catching display. Evergreen in frost-free regions, this Ginger freezes to the ground in zone 8 and reappears come early summer. Plus, it’s remarkably fast-growing and will quickly reach its mature height when given light shade and moderate to generous amounts of water in well-draining soil. Enj!
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Includes: 3 Ginger tubers
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]]>Summer just took a spectacular tu! Ginger Bicolor Wonder produces glorious bracts that demand attention wherever they’re placed. Playful shades of white and purple mingle beautifully with the surrounding lush greenery, which grows up to 6′ tall. The pinecone-shaped bracts, which appear in June and carry on for months, lend this plant its common name of Hidden Cone Ginger. An easy to grow tropical wonder, this extraordinary plant is a head-turning addition to any location that receives dappled sun to light shade and average soil. Enj!
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Includes: 3 Ginger tubers
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]]>Who knew that growing your own culinary spice and dye could look so goo! Turmeric Curcuma Longa is a member of the ginger family grown for its gorgeous, lush foliage and unique flowers, which emerge in early September. The bright green leaves grow up to 3′ tall, and the white, pinecone-like blooms, or bracts, flaunt brilliant pink tips.
The Turmeric rhizomes, or underground stems, provide the main ingredient of curry powder that can also be used as a dye. Add this tropical plant to your garden display for immense drama and a savory source of the bright yellow-orange superfood spice
Easy to Grow Features: Includes: 3 Ginger Tumeric tubers The post Ginger – Curcuma (Culinary Turmeric) appeared first on PlantsRose.Zone:8-11
Height:36-48 in.
Spacing:24 in.
Sunlight:Partial Sun to Partial Shade
Water:Moderate to High; Low in Dormancy
Flowering Time:Summer
Flower Color:White & Pink
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]]>For the gardener who enjoys unusual, quirky plants that present a bit of a challenge with a large pay off -?we have added?Curcuma Roscoeana just for y! Often referred to as The Pride of Burma, this ginger produces incredibly long lasting blooms that are just exquisite cut flower, with loads of lush, tropical foliage. The blooms are an intricate, multiple layers of bracts forming a funnel shape on one, large “cone”. A single rhizome produces up to 5 glorious blooms each summer, and they last up to three full months in the garden!) and 2 weeks or more in a vase..?
Curcuma Roscoeana has a few special needs that require some attention in the garden. It goes dormant in the summer, and produces its lovely long lasting blooms in early autumn. Protection from frost is a must. Provide full sun, and even moisture in well drained, humus rich soil. ?A bit of extra care when you first plant this curcuma will be handsomely reward!
Includes: 1 robust Curcuma tuber
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]]>With a name that says it all, Zedoaria Pink Wonder sparkles in summer gardens with pink tipped flowers, or bracts, and wide, lush foliage growing up to 7′ tall. Beyond being bright, unusual, and utterly fascinating, this variety of Hidden Cone Ginger is among the more hardy types.
The pinecone-like blooms adorn this plant and develop into colorful conical displays 6 to 8″ long. Remarkably easy to grow, all you have to do is give Pink Wonder a spot to shine in partial sun to light shade for spectacular bracts and exotic foliage all season. Enj!
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Includes: 3 Ginger tubers
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