Botanical Name: Common Names:
Alpinia formosana Pinstripe Ginger,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Indoor Plants, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
A striking unusual ginger commonly know as the Pinstripe Ginger. It has unique pin-striped leaves and striking red and white flowers through the spring and summer. An attractive plant, which makes a great background border or centrepiece in a pot on its own. Makes and fantastic foliage plant, because of its large glossy green pinstriped leaves.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Fragrant Garden, Indoor Plant, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Zingiberaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White, Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low, Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Low, Medium / Moderate
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