Ginger – White Fragrant – Hedychium coronarium

Plant family: Zingiberaceae

Plant origin: India and Nepal.

Fruit description:

Flowers: White Fragrant Ginger flowers are white and very fragrant. The flowers are shaped like big orchid flowers. They are a lovely garden plant in the sun or shade.

Growing conditions: Gingers grow well in pots. Grows as an evergreen clump to 1.5 metres. It is a handsome plant, used to give a tropical feel to a landscape.

Uses: Ginger flowers are used in floral arrangements. The White Ginger Flowers are highly fragrant and will keep flowering in a vase for 2-3 weeks.

Medicinal uses:

Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.

Harvest time You can harvest the flowers in Summer and Autumn.

Plant relatives

Special features:

Grown by method: Root Division Pot size: 175mm

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 1 metres high by 1 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 1.5 metres high by 1.5 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 175mm