Tropical Heliconias and Gingers are found in Indonesia, the Pacific Islands and Central American nations. Heliconias and gingers are great garden specimens and are also suitable as cut flowers.
~ White Ginger Hedychium coronarium White ginger, also commonly known as butterfly ginger, is a sweet-smelling perennial tropical plant. Because of the wonderful fragrance white ginger flowers give off, a sort of sweet and mildly citrusy scent, white ginger is often planted close to homes and backyard decks where their fragrance can be better appreciated….
~Shell Ginger Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata’ Leafy, arching stems create a tropical effect with boldly striped foliage. Large, drooping clusters of white and pink shell-like flowers are sweetly fragrant. Can be used as an indoor specimen. Height: 6-8 ft. Spacing: 24-36 in. Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
~ Red Torch Ginger Etlingera elatior This is one of the world’s most splendid flowers. The torch itself has a large red head. It will give you one of the most brilliant flowers imaginable with a dazzling mass display of bracts in a bright red cone shape. The flower is borne on a leafless stem…
~Red Ginger Alpinia purpurata Popular and easy to grow, ads beautiful color to your landscape. Here in Hawaii, Red Ginger is usually found growing at the edge of lowland forests, trails and roads. The flowers make beautiful, long-lasting cut flowers and are popular for tropical flower arrangements. Blooms repeatedly. Height: 4-6 ft. Spacing: 12-15 in….
~ Pink Torch Ginger Etlingera elatior This is one of the world’s most splendid flowers. The torch itself has a large pink head. It will give you one of the most brilliant flowers imaginable with a dazzling mass display of bracts. The flower is borne on a leafless stem that arises straight out of the…
~Pink Ginger Alpinia purpurata Pink Ginger has beautiful pastel pink bracts with a darker base and white tip. Pink ginger is commonly used in cut flower arrangements, long-lasting cut flowers and are popular for tropical flower arrangements. Popular and easy to grow, blooms repeatedly. Height: 4-8 ft. Spacing: 12-15 in. Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade; Light Shade
~Indian Head Ginger Costus woodsonii A beautiful and colorful little upright ginger that is great for beds or containers with long-lasting red cone-shaped blooms on top of canes. Blooms all year. Height: 2-3 ft Spacing: 18-24 in. Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade; Light Shade
~ Blue Ginger Dichorisandra thyrsiflora The Blue Ginger plant is a popular ornamental landscaping plant for the tropical outdoor garden. The plant produces attractive, three-petaled flowers that are bluish in color with small yellow centers. For those of us who are more imaginative, it may look like a bunch of grapes, except that is held upright! This…
~ Beehive Ginger Zingiberaceae Zingiber Beehive Ginger ‘Honeycomb’ as the name implies, this ginger is truly spectacular! This ginger has orange cones which age to red. The beehive shaped bracts grow from the base of the plant on short spikes in summer. The cones open to produce brown and yellow spotted flowers – the resulting…
~ Yellow Ginger Hedychium flavescens A large yellow flowered herb that is similar to the white ginger and occurs both wild and cultivated in Hawaii. Yellow ginger lily is a colorful, easy-to-care-for perennial. It prefers full sun and moist soil and can successfully be planted in a container. This large, upright tropical produces lance-shaped green…
