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| Cornukaempferia aurantifolia
Jungle Gold |
Jungle Gold Peacock Ginger |
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6-8, patterned
foliage with dark maroon markings, underside light wash
of maroon, flaming orange/gold flowers for several weeks,
full shade, dormant in winter |
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| Costus speciosus |
Giant White Spiral Ginger |
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6 crepe
ginger, produces red cones on terminals, fragrant silky
white translucent flowers, med/full sun, root hardy
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| Costus speciosus variegata |
Variegated Spiral Ginger |
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6 crepe
ginger, produces red cones on terminals, fragrant silky
white translucent flowers, beautiful creamy white &
mid-green variegation, medium/full sun |
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| Curcuma elata |
Giant Plume Ginger |
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Spectacular! flower stalk
emerges into a bright pink torch 15 tall x 5
wide followed by 4-5 banana-like leaves, bright
filtered light or sun, moist well-drained soil, root hardy
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| Elettaria cardmonum |
Cardamon Ginger |
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Fragrant foliage!, thick
rhizomes bearing upright 24 lance-shaped, dark green,
ginger-type leaves, fragrant foliage, shade, moist well
drained, root hardy |
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| Kaempferia Gilbertii |
Gilberts Peacock Ginger |
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Low mounding 6-8
root hardy ginger; attractive lance-shaped leaves with
white edging, blooms violet flowers, shade, moist, well
drained soil, dormant in winter
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| Kaempferia sp. Grande |
Grande Peacock Ginger |
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A majestic perennial ginger,
2 x 8 almond-shaped leaves with spectacular
silver & dark green brush strokes & a rich burgundy
under-side; emerging in spring, 3 violet & white
orchid-like flowers followed by the gorgeous foliage,
shade, moist, well-drained, dormant in winter |
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| Kaempferia pulchra mansonii |
Manson Peacock Ginger |
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5, basic feather
pattern with hundreds of tiny silver flecks, strongest
in spring, fades in heat, rich purple flowers through
growing season, shade, moist, well-drained, dormant in
winter, an outstanding landscape ginger.
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| Kaempferia rotunda Raven |
Raven Peacock Ginger |
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18 tall elegant
upright lance-shaped leaves, rich purple underside &
dark green on the front with a striking pattern of silver
brush strokes, 2-3 violet & white orchid-like
flowers in spring that emerge before the foliage, shade,
moist, well drained |
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| Zingiber zerumbet Darceyi |
Variegated Pine Cone Ginger |
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Graceful, 4 variegated
white & green foliage; pinecones, which turn bright
red after a brief flowering of creamy-yellow flowers,
last through fall, deciduous, root hardy, sun/part shade,
well drained
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  Signifies
Native Texas Plants
There are no
L - Y gingers at this time.
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