common ginger
Zingiber officinale
USDA zones9 to 12
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow and purple bicolor
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Common ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a perennial for borders and containers. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clump 24 to 48 inches tall and wide. Bees visit the yellow and purple bicolor blooms in summer and autumn.
Pairs well with Giant chain fern, Shrimp plant, and Evergold sedge.
Native range
Tropical Asia.