Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata'

Supplied in a various sizes

This is a beautiful perennial member of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, with strongly variegated striped leaves in creamy yellow and green. The leaves when crushed release a spicy herbal aroma. Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' is commonly known as ‘The Shell Ginger , due to the shell shaped flowers in white to pink with a yellow and red throat. Can grow to 1.2 meters in ideal conditions. Prefers bright, indirect light in a rich, well drained compost. Best grown in a pot and given protection in winter under shaded glass with a minimum temp on 5℃. The rhizomes are reported to be capable of withstanding lower temperatures to -4℃, but we haven’t tried this.

Full Sun

Well drained, rich compost.

RHS hardiness rating H2

Plants are supplied in a ? litre pot, with their compost and are similar to the plants seen in pictures ? and ?. Picture one shows the flowers on a planted specimen and is not the plant for sale.

SUK: ALZA6391

UK PLANT PASSPORT:

A: Alpinia

B: 121396

C: as per label

D: GB

Blue Nurseries Ltd is authorised to issue UK plant passports by DEFRA.