Chinese Ginger outdoor foliage Fertilise during the growing season

Fertilise during the growing season

drought tolerant plant with long

for topiary work or low-growing hedges

It is a solitary palm with striking deep green ring-marked trunk when mature

Great as a house plant as it is easy to look after and a close relative of the Kentia Palm

Chinese Ginger outdoor foliage Fertilise during the growing seasonThis is the Ginger plant whose rhizome (root) is widely used around the world for cooking, flavouring and medicine. Often called Chinese Ginger this is like the stuff you buy at the supermarkets, but in fact it grows perfectly well outside in NZ, especially in part shade and given plenty of water.