Alpinia pumila Aster what are you waiting for

what are you waiting for

first published in 2002 from Guangxi

carmine-red

Hibiscus 'Robert Fleming' is topped with clusters of large 7" shiny

Alpinia pumila Aster what are you waiting forThanks to ginger guru Tom Wood for telling us about Alpinia pumila which has become one of our favorite hardy gingers. Alpinia pumila hails from the Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, and Yunnan where it can be found in mountain valleys at 1,600' 3,600' elevation. Alpinia pumila makes a diminutive, slowly stoloniferous, tropical looking groundcover with 6" long x 3" wide green leaves highlighted by broad silver streaks. The cardamom