Details
Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata’
Family: Zingiberaceae
Common Name: Variegated Shell Ginger
Origin: Southeast Asia; cultivated worldwide as an ornamental ginger
Description:
Alpinia zerumbet ‘Variegata’ is a spectacular ornamental ginger prized for its lush, variegated foliage and fragrant, shell-like flowers. Each broad, lance-shaped leaf is streaked in bright yellow and green, creating a tropical, sunlit effect even in shaded areas. Mature clumps can reach 5–8 ft (1.5–2.4 m) tall, forming dense stands of upright canes with gracefully arching leaves that move beautifully in the breeze.
In warm climates, this ginger produces drooping racemes of white, pink-tinged, waxy blossoms resembling sea shells, followed by small seed capsules. The foliage is evergreen in frost-free regions, making it a long-lived and dependable tropical feature.
