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Native ginger
Native ginger
Alpinia caerulea
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Why we love this plant!
Why we love this plant!
A delicious edible perennial herb that benefits both pollinators and birds. A relative of the Ginger family, it has fragrant white flowers and blue berries. Young root tips, shoots and the fruits are all edible, and the tangy flesh around the seeds can encourage salivation.
It comes in both a red and green variety with the most notable difference being the reddish/purplish leaves of the red variety.
Care Considerations
Care Considerations
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Plant Details
Plant Details
| Common uses: | Tropical garden, Poolside planting, Container growing, and Suitable indoors |
| Expected Height Range: | 1.5 m - 3 m |
| Spread Range: | 2 m |
| Preferred positioning: | Partial sun and Partial shade |
| Flower Season/s: | Summer and Spring |
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| Plant life cycle: | Perennial |
| Habitat: | Found naturally in NSW, growing north from around Gosford, extending up the coast and coastal hinterland, into Queensland, all the way to Cape York. Grows in rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests. |
| Leaf information: | Red variety is green with maroon/red-backed leaves |
| Preferred Soil: | Prefers deep well drained organic rich soil |
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