shellplant
Alpinia zerumbet
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall2 to 4 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White with yellow inside lips and red throat
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Shellplant (Alpinia zerumbet) is a perennial for borders and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 24 to 48 inches tall and wide. The evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers have yellow inside lips and a red throat.
Pairs well with Agapanthus, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Labyrinth dahlia.
Native range
Eastern Asia.