Red Ginger 'Jungle King'
- Product number: 840200.1
- Origin: Southeast Asia
- Latin: Alpinia purpurata
A beautiful ginger that can grow outdoors in a pot in summer, but needs to be brought indoors in winter. The large, deep red flower bracts hide the small white flowers. Once flowering (after several years of growth), one flower will follow the other. The large, elegant leaves are somewhat reminiscent of banana leaves. Give them a tempered sunny spot. This ornamental ginger is NOT edible, but should not be missing from our ginger collection.
Names:
Latin: Alpinia purpurata
Dutch: Rode Gember
Also: Alpinia purpurata 'Jungle King'
English: Red Ginger, Ostrich Plume
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- Flower colour: Deep red flower sheaths with small white flowers
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Attractive to insects:
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
- Hardy: Not frost hardy
- Origin: Southeast Asia
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Alpinia purpurata
- Dutch: Red Ginger
- Also known as: Alpinia purpurata 'Jungle King'
- English: Red Ginger, Ostrich Plume
