Shell Ginger, Variegated Shell Ginger 'Variegata' (Alpinia zerumbet)

Armando's and Nellie's ginger bloom. Mine hasn't bloomed yet. Shown in May.

Relatively small, but pretty plant. Rio de Janeiro, early spring.

This plant brightens up any shady area, but performs best in partial shade. (San Antonio, Tx.)

Close up of the leaf... I loved this pattern. Rio de Janeiro.

Orlando Florida

'Variegata'



Fills in this space nicely; adds heighth, color and textural interest along with the caladiums in the foreground. The sunlight is backlighting some of the leaves. (San Antonio, Tx.)

We have 2 of these plants blooming now. The leaves are variegated, and the flowers are very beautiful. We have never seen another with this color blooms.


ALPINIA SANDERAE

Shell Ginger 'Variegata' in Quayaquil Botanic Gardens in Ecuador, December 2004

Shell Ginger 'Variegata' in Quayaquil Botanic Gardens in Ecuador, December 2004

Variegated Shell Ginger at Orlando theme park.

Hard to beat the color of this plant. It is bright and cheerful.


This makes a beautiful houseplant.

Mine has so much yellow variegation, it is just stunning.



taken with cellphone camera which is why the image is blurry

Rescued from defunct trailer park 7 years ago, growing in Gainesville , Fl.

South Florida in mid June

Shell Ginger- Jacksonville, FL

Shell Ginger- close-up- Jacksonville, FL









My Shell Ginger was very unhappy in partial shade (St. Pete, FL), so I moved it to full shade and now it's thriving.

Alpinia Shell Ginger

Alpinia Shell Ginger




Filoli

Ginger with caladium.

the most blooms it's ever had

so pretty and delicate

Bloom closeup, taken at Enchanted Gardens Nursery. Richmond TX, z9a, 06/16/2013

Variegated Shell Ginger, young leaf shoot.

Variegated Shell Ginger, young leaves.

A nice and showy row of var. ginger. Richmond TX, z9a, 12/22/2014

Almost 6 feet tall, in Saint Simons Island, GA.

Copyright of, courtesy of David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.

Palmers Garden Centre at Bethlehem, Tauranga, NZ


Photo courtesy of and copyright of Armella Maria Pratt from Hervey Bay, Queensland
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Shell Ginger, Variegated Shell Ginger
Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'
Type: | Perennials, Tropicals and Tender Perennials |
Height: | 36 in. - 8 ft. | 90 cm - 2.4 m |
Conditions: | Zone 8-11, Sun to Partial Shade |