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Zingiberaceae
Siamese-ginger
Alpinia galanga
Also known as Galangal, Zingiber galanga, Galanga officinalis, Alpinia rheedei
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Culinary-Herb · Tropical · Rhizome · Ginger-Family · Medicinal · Edible · Aromatic · Southeast-Asian · Galangal · Zingiberaceae
Siamese ginger (galangal) is a striking tropical rhizome plant that thrives in warm, humid conditions with bright indirect light and consistently moist, rich soil. It performs well as a large indoor container plant in cooler climates or planted outdoors in USDA zones 9-11. Feed monthly with a balanced fertiliser during the growing season and mist regularly to maintain the humidity it loves.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until water drains from the bottom, then allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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