Zingiber zerumbet/Pinecone Ginger

Close-up image of the floral receptacle with a single flower emerging at the top
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Scientific Name:	Zingiber zerumbet
Common Name:	Pinecone Ginger
Plant Type:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	8, 9, 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height:	2- 5 feet
Spread:	3 -5 feet
Bloom time:	Summer, Fall
Flower color:	White, Green, Red
Light Exposure:	Part Sun, Filtered Shade, Morning sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:	Moderate
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	This semi-tropical ginger produces prominent stalked, red, pinecone-shaped floral heads that are actually bracts or modified leaves. Small white flowers emerge from between the scales of the cones. This ginger grows well in full sunlight to partial shade. Provide a well drained soil. The floral pinecones make long lasting cutflowers. This ginger is sometimes called the shampoo ginger because soapy fluid can be squeezed from the pinecone heads.