{"product_id":"alpinia-zerumbet-green-shell-ginger","title":"Green Shell Ginger - Alpinia zerumbet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGreen Shell Ginger - Alpinia zerumbet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShell ginger is what you plant when a shrub would read as too stiff and a palm too sparse. \u003cem\u003eAlpinia zerumbet\u003c\/em\u003e throws up a dense stand of leafy canes clothed in broad, glossy, banana-like leaves, filling the lower and middle storey of a subtropical garden within two or three seasons, then hanging waxy pink and white flower buds from the arching cane tips. It gives lushness at a scale most understorey plants cannot reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Green Shell Ginger\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCane Density\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature clumps carry dozens of upright canes, so light and sightlines are blocked from ground level up to around 2m without any clipping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShell Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pendulous racemes of waxy, shell-like white and pink buds open to yellow throats streaked with red, mainly late spring into summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade Performance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It holds full leaf colour and flowers reasonably in filtered light where most flowering shrubs thin out and go leggy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAromatic Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Crushed or brushed leaves release a warm spicy scent, which makes it worth siting along a path edge rather than at the back of a bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClumping Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rhizome widens the clump steadily outward rather than running through a garden bed, though the clump widens steadily and benefits from a root barrier or periodic division near paving.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard Screening\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row of clumps softens a boundary fence or neighbouring wall in a small space where a hedge would need constant clipping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: The large leaves and clumping habit suits pool surrounds where the spread is contained in frost free coastal gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstorey Filler\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in drifts beneath palms and established trees, it covers bare trunk zones and shaded soil.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single clump in a wide pot gives an instant tropical presence on a terrace or balcony that catches morning sun.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early summer in frost free zones; avoid planting into cold, wet winter soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich, moisture retentive but free draining loam, pH 5.5 to 7; it dislikes soil that stays saturated through winter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first summer and keep a 75mm mulch layer clear of the emerging canes. Cut spent flowering canes to the base each year and feed with a complete fertiliser in spring to keep new cane production strong.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m, widening with age\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Filtered sun to part shade; full sun is tolerated in humid coastal gardens with reliable moisture\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e East Asia, including southern China, Japan and the Ryukyu Islands\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White to shell pink buds opening to yellow throats marked red\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795286294814,"sku":"ND-0125-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/FX8DKLWuvmuTLx5xwcSnT_sUNUq5Iv.jpg?v=1787312738","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/alpinia-zerumbet-green-shell-ginger","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}