Ornamental Gingers

Get a tropical feel in your garden with an ornamental ginger. These landscape plants are low-maintenance and usually enjoy moist soils. Some are prized for their variegated foliage, while others, like the butterfly ginger, are enjoyed for their exotically fragranced flowers.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Photos of Gingers (alphabetized listing)

UF/IFAS Publications

• Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata' Variegated Shellflower
• Gingers: Attractive Foliage and Stunning Flowers for a Shady Miami Garden (PDF)
• Hedychium coronarium Butterfly Ginger
• Hedychium x 'Shureil' Shurei Ginger
• Zingiber zerumber Pine Cone Lily, Pine Cone Ginger

Other Sites

• Cultural Studies in Ornamental Ginger--Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
• Ornamental Ginger, Red and Pink--University of Hawai‘i at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (PDF)
• Splendid Ginger--University of Arkansa Cooperative Extension Service
• Wild Ginger--University of Vermont Extension