General Landscape Uses: Tropical gardens, accent plant, hedge, container planting

Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended

Description: Bright yellow and green leaves that provide an immense amount of color for the sun or shade. Variegated Shell Ginger can get fairly large and would fill up any space.

Dimensions: Height 5 ft.; Spread 4 – 6 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: Southeast Asia and East Asia

Native Habitats: Tropical and subtropical forests, stream banks, and shaded clearings

Soils: Rich, well-draining

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Shade

Flower Color: Pink buds that open to white flowers with yellow and red centers

Flower Characteristics: Resemble seashells

Flowering Season: Spring to summer

Fruit: Small, round capsule that is green and ripens to brown or reddish

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator attraction, foliage provides cover for small wildlife

Horticultural Notes: Propagated by rhizome division

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