Botanical Name: Common Names:
Alpinia caerulea Red Back Native Ginger,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Grasses, Strappy & Tufting, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Upright
Description:
An attractive native ginger with large green leaves with a vibrant red undersides to them. Used for bush tucker as an edible perennial herb. Producing creamy shell like flowers, growing to an average height of 2m.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Well Drained