bitter ginger
Zingiber zerumbet
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, green
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Notes
Bitter ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) is a perennial for containers, specimen plantings, and accents in the shade garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy soil. It grows quickly into an arching clump with fragrant, cream and green blooms. Flowers appear in summer and again in autumn.
Pairs well with Autumn fern, False shamrock, and Virginia sweetspire.
Native range
Southern Asia.