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Etlingera elatior Thai White

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Botanical Name
Etlingera elatior Thai White
Common Names
Torch Ginger, Ginger Flower, White Ginger Lily, Wild Ginger,
Striking Torch Ginger with pure white flowers that contrast beautifully against fresh lime green foliage. This rhizomatous perennial herb's complex flowers grow on the end of the stalks and the blooms make excellent cut flowers. Torch gingers are for tropical climates, rarely seen growing outdoors anywhere below northern New South Wales.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Etlingera elatior Thai White Torch Ginger, Ginger Flower, White Ginger Lily, Wild Ginger,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Upright

Description:
Striking Torch Ginger with pure white flowers that contrast beautifully against fresh lime green foliage. This rhizomatous perennial herb's complex flowers grow on the end of the stalks and the blooms make excellent cut flowers. Torch gingers are for tropical climates, rarely seen growing outdoors anywhere below northern New South Wales.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m

Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Well Drained