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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4- 6 ft.
Plant Spread: 2 ft.
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Other: Magenta
Flower Time: Other: Repeat bloomer
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Other: Dig up and cut apart red ginger roots in mid to late summer so the new plants can establish themselves before new growth begins in earnest the following spring. Plant the root cutting two inches below the surface of the soil. It's OK if the green growth
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Red Ginger

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Date: 2014-07-06
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Date: 2014-07-06

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Date: 2013-12-19
Mature flower producing plantlets..
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-19
Plantlets emerging from old flower.
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-23
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2017-12-05
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2017-12-05
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Date: 2012-07-03
At Chelsea this Year!
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Date: 2014-01-16
Alpinia Purpurata - Red
Location: Keanae Arboretum, Maui, Hawaii
photo by Forest & Kim Starr

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Date: 2013-12-04
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Date: 2015-02-01
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Date: 2008-03-01
Photo courtesy of: Ivo Antusek
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Date: 2018-04-24
Comments:
  • Posted by Deebie (midstate South Carolina - Zone 8a) on Aug 24, 2014 7:26 AM concerning plant:
    For those in colder zones, this plant must be grown in a pot and overwintered indoors or in a greenhouse. It cannot take freezing temperatures and blooms on second year canes, so do not allow the canes to die down to the ground.

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