White Ginger plant

Exotic Plants

Near Cherrybrook metro station, Castle hill, New South Wales, Australia

Please note: Tubers, bulbs and rhizomes cannot be shipped interstate.

$55.95

1x Established White Ginger plant, express post to you.

White ginger is also known as Butterfly ginger, Butterfly lily, Cinnamon jasmine, Garland flower, Garland lily, Ginger lily, white butterfly ginger and Kapoor Kachri.  White Ginger is a native to China, Taiwan, Myanmar and the Indian Sub-continent (India and Nepal). Its flowers have a slightly sweet, spicy and soft scent, and is the national flower of Cuba.

(The potted plant to be EXPRESS POST shipped to you is around 80 cm tall and requires Aust. Post’s biggest Extra-Large box or satchel)

DESCRIPTION
* Herbaceous perennial shrub 1-3m tall.
* Leaves are 20-40cm long, 4.5-8cm wide.
* Flowers are white and fragrant on spikers 10-20cm long.
* Fruit is a capsule, oblong, smooth, with orange-yellow valves 3-3.5cm long containing many seeds.
* Seeds are pale brown, squarish shape, 3-4mm.
* Roots are thick, pinkish spreading rhizomes.

HABITAT
* Prefers humus-rich soils, shaded or semi-shaded areas subject to waterlogging

USES:
* A valued herbal plant especially for its roots in Ayudvedic practice
* Strengthens and tones the scalp and rejuvenates hair.
* As an essential oil in perfumery
For details, refer to the link below
https://plantcaretoday.com/hedychium-coronarium.html

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