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Variegated Shell Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'
$4900 $9999
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$20 $49.99 $29.99
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$100 $129.99 $44.99
$130 $149.99 $48.99
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Plant Highlights

Variegated Shell Ginger highlights at a glance!

Plant Highlights

  • Brand
    Nature Hills' Choice
  • Botanical Name
    Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'
  • Growing Zones
    8-11
  • Mature Height
    5 - 7 feet
  • Mature Spread
    3 - 4 feet
  • Sun Exposure
    Full Sun
  • Moisture
    High (Not Soggy)
  • Soil
    Well-Drained
  • Growth Rate
    Fast
  • Flower Color
    Variegated
  • Pollinator Friendly
    Yes
  • Pollinator Required
    No
  • Pruning Time
    After Flowering
  • Bloom Period
    Early Spring

On the hunt for plants that tell the story of lush, tropical adventure? Try using tropical Variegated Shell Ginger (Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata') as a starring role in your landscape design or seasonal container gardens. Featuring long, slender, vividly striped leaves in varying greens, white and cream, and even sometimes a touch of yellow! Variegated Shell Ginger is a classic hot sunny accent annual plant for pots and planters all across the country!

It's best known for producing two-foot-long, lance-shaped leaves that are streaked here and there with alternating bands of green and gold! Super lush, two-toned leaves work to instantly brighten your landscape. Pair it with dark or coarse foliage and sultry pops of sunset pink, blood orange or scarlet colored flowers in your landscape. They prefer the sunnier locations with good moisture but soil that drains well.

In zones 8 and up it is used as a herbaceous perennial where it is planted in the landscape, there it can overwinter and delicate fragrant white flower clusters grow along shell pink racemes. Seemingly delicate flowers offer blaze yellow and red on the inside for a spark of additional interest. In cooler climates, these are lovely houseplants or tropical annual accents, many times used as summer annuals mixed with tropicals and summer containers.

Planting and Application:

Use Variegated Shell Ginger as a tropical annual addition to your summer patio plant mixing with Banana trees or Elephant Ears, or even a Castor Bean plant with its contrasting dark purple foliage. Variegated Shell Ginger is a classic hot sunny accent plant for pots and planters all across the country. Where it's hardy, this can be used as a luscious and easy care screening hedge for privacy. It is a classic, hot sunny accent plant for pots and planters all across the country.

Plant poolside for an exotic retreat and colorful accent. Mix among other tropical gems like Palms, Hibiscus, Banana trees or Elephant Ears, or even a Castor Bean plant with its contrasting dark purple foliage. You'll enjoy a gorgeous accent, hedge or low screen that is highlighted by the multi-color foliage and bright white and pink flowers! Plant near moist areas and water features or ponds, as long as they're not soggy or in standing water, and in large pots and planters anywhere you need a burst of color and height.

  • Fabulous Multi-Color Foliage
  • Long White & Shell-Pink Blooms
  • Hardy USDA Zones 8-11
  • Thriller or Specimen, Containers & Garden Beds
  • Exotic, Effective Showy Screen & Specimen

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Plant your Variegated Ginger in full sun or a bright spot with some protection from the hot afternoon sun in the warmer climates for the best yellow variegation. Moist, well-drained soil is best, and a good deep watering weekly when grown outside in the ground in warmer climates.

In fall before they freeze (like Cana Lilies) they should be dug and the foliage cut off and cured a bit before storing them in a 55°F basement cool and dark for the winter. Then when in the spring they can be planted back out or started in a pot and moved outside after the danger of frost has passed. It is a herbaceous perennial in zone 8 and up and gets cut down to the ground and allowed to grow from the tuber-like roots in late winter in those areas. In zones 8 and up it is used as a herbaceous perennial where it is planted in the landscape.

  • Full Sun & Partial Shade
  • Tolerates Heat
  • Prefers Moist Locations
  • Broadleaf Evergreen Tropical Plant
  • Needs Well-Drained Locations

Order the exotic Variegated Shell Ginger today from Nature Hills to enjoy tropical elegance and color year-round! Place your order now to reserve the best selection.

Variegated Shell Ginger
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Variegated Shell Ginger

From $4900 $9999

On the hunt for plants that tell the story of lush, tropical adventure? Try using tropical Variegated Shell Ginger (Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata') as a starring role in your landscape design or seasonal container gardens. Featuring long, slender, vividly striped leaves in varying greens, white and cream, and even sometimes a touch of yellow! Variegated Shell Ginger is a classic hot sunny accent annual plant for pots and planters all across the country!

It's best known for producing two-foot-long, lance-shaped leaves that are streaked here and there with alternating bands of green and gold! Super lush, two-toned leaves work to instantly brighten your landscape. Pair it with dark or coarse foliage and sultry pops of sunset pink, blood orange or scarlet colored flowers in your landscape. They prefer the sunnier locations with good moisture but soil that drains well.

In zones 8 and up it is used as a herbaceous perennial where it is planted in the landscape, there it can overwinter and delicate fragrant white flower clusters grow along shell pink racemes. Seemingly delicate flowers offer blaze yellow and red on the inside for a spark of additional interest. In cooler climates, these are lovely houseplants or tropical annual accents, many times used as summer annuals mixed with tropicals and summer containers.

Planting and Application:

Use Variegated Shell Ginger as a tropical annual addition to your summer patio plant mixing with Banana trees or Elephant Ears, or even a Castor Bean plant with its contrasting dark purple foliage. Variegated Shell Ginger is a classic hot sunny accent plant for pots and planters all across the country. Where it's hardy, this can be used as a luscious and easy care screening hedge for privacy. It is a classic, hot sunny accent plant for pots and planters all across the country.

Plant poolside for an exotic retreat and colorful accent. Mix among other tropical gems like Palms, Hibiscus, Banana trees or Elephant Ears, or even a Castor Bean plant with its contrasting dark purple foliage. You'll enjoy a gorgeous accent, hedge or low screen that is highlighted by the multi-color foliage and bright white and pink flowers! Plant near moist areas and water features or ponds, as long as they're not soggy or in standing water, and in large pots and planters anywhere you need a burst of color and height.

  • Fabulous Multi-Color Foliage
  • Long White & Shell-Pink Blooms
  • Hardy USDA Zones 8-11
  • Thriller or Specimen, Containers & Garden Beds
  • Exotic, Effective Showy Screen & Specimen

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Plant your Variegated Ginger in full sun or a bright spot with some protection from the hot afternoon sun in the warmer climates for the best yellow variegation. Moist, well-drained soil is best, and a good deep watering weekly when grown outside in the ground in warmer climates.

In fall before they freeze (like Cana Lilies) they should be dug and the foliage cut off and cured a bit before storing them in a 55°F basement cool and dark for the winter. Then when in the spring they can be planted back out or started in a pot and moved outside after the danger of frost has passed. It is a herbaceous perennial in zone 8 and up and gets cut down to the ground and allowed to grow from the tuber-like roots in late winter in those areas. In zones 8 and up it is used as a herbaceous perennial where it is planted in the landscape.

  • Full Sun & Partial Shade
  • Tolerates Heat
  • Prefers Moist Locations
  • Broadleaf Evergreen Tropical Plant
  • Needs Well-Drained Locations

Order the exotic Variegated Shell Ginger today from Nature Hills to enjoy tropical elegance and color year-round! Place your order now to reserve the best selection.

Plant Size

  • 4.5 Inch Container
  • Quart Container
  • #3 Container
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