Gingers


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WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
(alphabetically sorted using botanical names)

Click to enlarge Alpinia caerulea
Common Name: Native Ginger
 Height: 1-2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade

A very hardy native Australian ginger. White shell-like flowers which finally produces clusters of blue berries. Roots and berries were traditionally eaten by Aboriginal people.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Alpinia caerulea var. Atherton
Common Name: Atherton Ginger
 Height: 1-2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade

A native Australian ginger from the Atherton Tablelands. Similar to Alpinia Caerulea but with purple undersides of leaves. A very hardy ginger.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Alpinia 'Daintree Ginger'
Common Name: Daintree Ginger (Syn. Upright Shell Ginger)
Height: 2-3m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer

An Australian native from the Daintree rainforest. Upright shell flowers.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Alpinia formosana
Common Name: Pinstripe Ginger
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Prefers part shade

A beautiful ginger with white striped foliage and upright shell flowers.

165mm pot............$16.50
Click to enlarge Alpinia galanga
Common Name: Galangal or Thai Cooking Ginger
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade     Flowers: Summer

This is the preferred ginger for Thai cooking. Tight clumps of beautiful lush green foliage which produces cream flowers.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Alpinia nutans    (Syn. Alpinia Mutica)
Common Name: Cardamom Ginger
Height: 1 - 2m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

A hardy clumping ginger grown for its scented foliage. Produces upright shell-like flowers.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Alpinia zerumbet cv. 'Green Shell'
Common Name: Green Shell Ginger
Height: 1.5 - 2.5m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Spring to Autumn

A hardy tight clumping ginger, great as a landscaping plant. Produces hanging flowers from spring to autumn.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Alpinia zerumbet cv. 'Variegated Shell'
Common Name: Variegated Shell Ginger
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Spring to Autumn

A hardy landscaping plant with tough variegated foliage. Produces hanging flowers from spring to autumn.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Alpinia vittata
Common Name: Vittata
Height: 0.5 - 1m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Rarely

Beautiful white striped foliage. Has white inflorenscence with pink flowers, but rarely flowers under cultivation. Must be kept frost free.

165mm pot............$16.50
Click to enlarge Costus amazonicus    (Syn. Costus arabicus)
Common Name: Amazonicus
Height: 1 - 2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Spring to Autumn

Variegated foliage with snowy white flowers. Has a tendency to revert to solid green leaves - prune away any solid green stems to maintain variegations. Good pot plant.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus asplundii
Common Name: Asplundii
Height: 1.5 - 2m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Rarely

A highly decorative and unusual costus with hairy spiralling stems with dark coloured leaves and purple undersides. Flowers rarely but is well worth it just for the foliage. Good pot plant.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Costus barbatus (Syn. Costus comosus)
Common Name: Red Tower Ginger
Height: 2 - 3m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Spring to Autumn

This has got to be one of the best ginger there is. Its large size and showy flowers make it a great addition to any garden. It flowers nearly year round, both from the tops of the stems and from basal stems. Makes a great pot plant for patios and verandahs. Grows well in cooler climates.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Costus chartaceus
Common Name: Chartaceus
Height: 0.5 - 1.5m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer

Red bracts with white / pink flowers.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Costus dubius
Common Name: Showy Costus
Height: 1.5 - 2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer

Dense clumps of lush spiralling stems. White flowers with yellow centres on green cones.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus lucanusianus
Common Name: Sweet African
Height: 2 - 2.5m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

Rather tall and slender foliage with white/red/yellow flowers.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus malortieanus
Common Name: Stepladder Ginger
Height: 0.5 - 1m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer - Autumn

A relatively small ginger with wonderful velvety leaves and red and yellow flowers.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus productus
Common Name: Productus
Height: 0.5 - 1m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Spring to Autumn

A fantastic ginger which flowers nearly year round. Bright red bracts with orange flowers. Great in any garden or pot.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus pulverulentus
Common Name: Red Cigar Ginger
Height: 1.5 - 2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer - Autumn

Beautiful hardy ginger with spiralling stems which produces long red cone-like bracts with red and yellow flowers. Good pot plant and cut flower.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus erythrophyllus 'Rubra'
Common Name: Rubra
Height: 0.5 - 1m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer - Autumn

Waxy leaves with dark green tops and deep burgundy undersides. White and pink flowers cradled within the dark coloured foliage. Simply spectacular. Good in pots.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Costus speciosus
Common Name: Crepe Ginger
Height: 1.5 - 2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer - Autumn

A very hardy ginger with tough green leaves and showy white flowers produced from red cones.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus speciosus variegatus
Common Name: Variegated Crepe Ginger
Height: 1.5 - 2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer - Autumn

A great landscaping plant with stunning variegated foliage and showy white flowers produced from red cones. Great pot plant.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus spiralus
Common Name: Pink Indian Head
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer

A hardy ginger with dark green foliage and red cones which produce bright pink flowers (usually one at a time). Great pot plant or landscaping plant. Foliage looks good even throughout winter. Great cut flowers.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus stenophyllus
Common Name: Bamboo Ginger (Syn. Snake Ginger)
Height: 1.5 - 2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer - Autumn

The real feature of this one is the spectacular 'banded' stems and long curly leaves. Bright red basal inflorescence. It's quite rare that it flowers in cooler climates, but definately still worth it for the foliage.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus varzearum
Common Name: Varzearum
Height: 1m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Spring to Summer

Great foliage plant which has wavy leaves with dark green uppersides and purple undersides. Tubular yellow flowers from green bracts.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus varzearum x productus 'Green Mountain'
Common Name: Green Mountain
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer

A hybrid which shares properties from both varzearum and productus. Great contrasting foliage with maroon undersides. Pink bracts with green tips producing orange tubular flowers. A great landscaping plant.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Costus Woodsonii
Common Name: French Kiss
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

Very smooth and tough foliage with bright red inflorenscence.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Curcuma australasica
Common Name: Cape York Lily (Syn. Native Turmeric)
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Spring to Summer

The rhizomes of this native Australian ginger can be used as a spice in cooking in much the same way as its Asian relative (Turmeric - Curcuma Domestica). Traditionally roasted and eaten by Aboriginals. This ginger also makes a great ornamental plant with its mauve bracts and yellow flowers. Deciduous in cooler climates.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
Common Name: Blue Ginger
Height: 1-2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

A highly decorative plant which is great in protected areas or pots. Tolerates frost but may die back in cold areas. Though this plant looks and grows like a ginger, it does not actually belong to the ginger family.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Etlingera elatior cv. 'Pink Torch'
Common Name: Pink Torch Ginger
Height: 2-3m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

Long-lasting soft-pink flower spikes. Keep moist and well fed during growing season.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Etlingera elatior cv. 'Red Torch'
Common Name: Red Torch Ginger
Height: 3m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

A massive ginger producing enormous, long-lasting flower spikes up to 1m tall. Keep moist and well fed during growing season.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Etlingera hemisphaerica cv. 'Helani Tulip'
Common Name: Helani Tulip
Height: 2m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

Basal flowering ginger which produces tulip-like flowers.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Etlingera cv. 'Black Tulip' (Syn. pyramidosphaera or hemisphaerica cv. 'Black Tulip')
Common Name: Black Tulip
Height: 2m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

Fantastic dark green leaves with purple undersides. Basal tulip-like flowers. Great landscaping plant.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Hedychium coccineum
Common Name: Apricot Ginger Lily (Syn. Scarlet Ginger Lily)
Height: 1-2m     Conditions: Bright filtered light to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

A beautiful hedychium with very showy orange inflorescence. Tends to flower quite prolifically during summer. Grows well in cooler climates. Needs moist rich soil.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Hedychium coronarium
Common Name: Fragrant White
Height: 1-2m     Conditions: Bright filtered light to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

One of the most fragrant of all the gingers and a must have in the garden. Beautiful white butterfly-like flowers with a strong sweet scent. Grows well in cooler climates. Needs moist rich soil.

165mm pot............$11
Hedychium sp. 'Cream Ginger Lily'
Common Name: Cream Ginger Lily
Height: 1-2m     Conditions: Bright filtered light to part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

Creamy white flowers with yellow centres. Cold tolerant.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Hedychium sp. 'Fragrant Cream'
Common Name: Fragrant Cream
Height: 1-2m     Conditions: Bright filtered light to part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

An amazing sweet / spicy scent from beautiful creamy inflorescence.

165mm pot............$16.50
Click to enlarge Hedychium gardnerianum
Common Name: Yellow Ginger Lily
Height: 1-2m     Conditions: Bright filtered light to part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

Spectacular yellow flowers on upright stems. Cold tolerant.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Hedychium greenii
Common Name: Scarlet Ginger
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

Contrasting coloured foliage which is green on the top-side and a burgundy red on the underside. Brilliant orangy-red, almost flourescent, flowers.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Hedychium horsfieldii
Common Name: Horsfieldii (Syn. Javan Ginger)
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

Very unusual looking flowers which turn into brilliant red and orange seed heads in Autumn.

165mm pot............$16.50
Click to enlarge Hedychium 'Luna Moth'
Common Name: Fragrant Ginger
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Bright filtered light to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

Stunning white flowers which resemble a moth in flight. Flowers have strong sweet scent. Requires rich, well drained soil.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Zingiber malaysianum
Common Name: Midnight Ginger
Height: 0.5 - 1m     Conditions: Bright filtered light to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

The very unusual near-black foliage is the main feature of this ginger. Produces yellow/red basal cones. Requires rich, well drained soil. MAY be deciduous in cooler climates.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Zingiber parishii 'Lemon Lights' (Syn. Golden Light)
Common Name: Lemon Light or Dwarf Beehive
Height: 1m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer

This is the smallest of the beehive gingers. Lemon yellow cones on basal stems. MAY be deciduous in cooler climates.

165mm pot............$11
Zingiber officinale
Common Name: Eating Ginger
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Full sun to part shade.     Flowers: Summer

This is the common eating ginger whereby the roots are used as a spice in cooking.

165mm pot............$11 (temporarily out of stock)
Click to enlarge Zingiber sp. 'Red Hot Poker'
Common Name: Red Hot Poker
Height: 1.5 - 2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

Quite unusual ginger with bright red bracts which appear almost horizontally from the base of the clump.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Zingiber spectabile sp. 'champagne'
Common Name: Champagne Beehive
Height: 2-3m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

Great cut flowers. This one prefers warmer climates.

165mm pot............$33
Click to enlarge Zingiber spectabile sp. 'golden'
Common Name: Golden Beehive
Height: 2-3m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

A real show-stopper which is sure to make a great addition to any garden. Flowers start out green/yellow and become larger and redder with age. Widely grown for use as cut flowers. Cold tolerant but prefers frost free areas.

165mm pot............$22
Click to enlarge Zingiber spectabile sp. 'Chocolate'
Common Name: Chocolate Beehive
Height: 2-3m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

Very attractive but prefers warmer climates.

Available soon.
Click to enlarge Zingiber zerumbet
Common Name: Shampoo Ginger (Syn. Pinecone Ginger)
Height: 1-2m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Summer to Autumn

Widely known as shampoo ginger due to the milky substance found in the cone, used as shampoo in some cultures.

165mm pot............$11
Click to enlarge Zingiber zerumbet cv. 'Variegated'
Common Name: Variegated Shampoo Beehive (Syn. Darceyi)
Height: 1 - 1.5m     Conditions: Prefers part shade.     Flowers: Late summer - Autumn

Green leaves with white variegations. Reddish cones on basal stems with white flowers.

165mm pot............$11