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Kahili Ginger

Kahili Ginger
Photo: Sheldon Navie
Invasive Plant
Kahili Ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
 

Bright green leaves clasp 2m tall stems that emerge from underground rhizomes. The plant bears beautiful fragrant yellow and red flowers in dense spikes in late Summer-early Autumn. Red berries follow which hold black seeds that germinate freely.

 

HOW IT SPREADS

  • Many related Ginger like plants reproduce by rhizome spread only. This Ginger produces abundant seeds that are spread by birds and water.
  • It quickly colonises the edge of rainforest and woodlands displacing native species.
 
 
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Other superior selections include;

  • Dichorisandra thyrsiflora - Blue Ginger
  • Cordyline fruticosa (Syn. Cordyline terminalis) - Cordylines
  • Alpinia caerulea 'Purpurea' - Red-backed Native Ginger

Ask your local retailer for more superior selections

 

Alternative Plants

Cape York Lily
Photo: Macbird Floraprint
Alternative Plant Cape York Lily
Curcuma australasica
Bulbous Plants
 

An Australian native clumping plant growing to .75m. Leaves are long, light green and spade like. The summer flowers are yellow with the pink bracts forming a wonderful contrast. Although the plant does 'die down' through the winter months it is an excellent native ginger for the tropics.

Native Crepe Ginger
Photo: Yuruga Nursery
Alternative Plant Native Crepe Ginger
Costus potierae
Bulbous Plants
 

Clumping ginger with upright canes and interesting green and white foliage. It has a red flower cone which produces white flowers with gold markings in summer. This plant prefers a shady position for best results. It is rare and endangered and should be used more widely.

Native Ginger
Photo: Macbird Floraprint
Alternative Plant Native Ginger
Alpinia caerulea
Trees and Shrubs
 

Excellent native plant with mid green leaves on erect stems that emerge from the central rhizome. The plant has beautiful white and red 'ginger type' flowers in clusters on the tips of branches. There is a selection with purple undersides to the leaves which makes a superb foliage contrast.

 
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