![]() Individual stalks of Shell Ginger can be soft pruned. Growth speed in optimal condition: Medium growing, in the beginning until establish it’s slowly. Once at the start of spring, once mid-summer and again mid-fall.Īssess each stalk to determine the height you desire. How to prune: Dead leaves, old stems and old bloom stems. I typically trim ginger approximately three times a year. In my garden, I trim shell gingers to maintain their size in relation to the rest of the landscape. Old stalks decline and need to be removed for optimum appearance and growth. New growth emerges throughout spring and summer which increases the lushness of each plant. Mature Variegated Shell Ginger (Alpinia zerumbet) reach heights of well over 6 feet (non-variegated gets taller). Too much sun for them requires too much water to keep them healthy and stresses the foliage. Site them in partial shade or filtered light for best performance. Gingers are an easy-care Florida-Friendly plant. Variegated Shell Ginger provide a wonderfully tropical feel with their elongated bright green and brilliant yellow streaked leaves carried on thick fleshy, erect stalks. Brightly colored, striped foliage of Variegated Shell Ginger leaves.
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