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Alpinia, Cautleya, Chamaecostus, Costus, Hedychium & Tapeinochilos

Alpinia is the broadest genus within the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) and can be found from tropical to subtropical areas in Australasia, Hedychium or Ginger Lilies has some 50 species from warm temperate regions in Madagascar and Asia, whereas Cautleya includes two species only from Asia. Pineapple Gingers or Wax Gingers (Tapeinochilos spp.) with some 16 species from Asia and Spiral Ginger (Chamaecostus spp. and Costus spp.) with some 90 species from the Americas and belong to the closely related Costaceae family. All are are evergreen to herbaceous perennials with strong underground rhizomes. Many species have most ornamental stalks with showy whitish, creamy-white, yellow, orange or purplish-red flowers surrounded by sometimes most colorful bracts (e.g. bright red bracts in Alpinia purpurata, and intense red or dark brown bracts in most Tapeinochilos species). All are easily grown in large pots or containers in any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny (winter) to partially shaded (summer) spot. In winter keep plants slightly drier at a minimum of some 15°C. Several species will do dormant in winter and resprout in spring.
Sow flat at minimum of some 20°C throughout the year in any well drained, humus rich substrate in full sun.
10 seeds per package or per rhizome (length given in cm).

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Hedychium coccineum (Scarlet Gingerlily)

140 (180)cm, Scarlet Gingerlily is a medium tall species from Indochina and adjacent areas. It makes rich green leaves and in this form intense orange flowers in a terminal spike, followed by capsules with red-fleshed seeds. Easily grown in pots in any humus rich, well drained substrate in a partially shaded (summer) to sunny (winter) spot and at a minimum of some 20°C throughout the year. Seeds from an original collection in the Mộc Châu district, Son La province, central Vietnam. VI-VIII.
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Tapeinochilos palustris (Black Wax Ginger)

200 (300)cm, Black Wax Ginger is a rarely cultivated, evergreen tropical species. It makes tall stalks with a dense terminal head of dark greyish-maroon to almost black bracts. The name Tapeinochilos palustris has been used in the garden trade since 1996, however the species has not been officially published yet as of 2024. Thus the name should better be referred to as Tapeinochilos palustris spp. nov. ined. For any humus rich, well drained substrate at a minimum of some 20°C and in winter with slightly reduced watering. Sowings require sufficient heat to germinate. The optimal temperature range is between 25°C and 30°C. Lower temperatures will significantly slow down the germination process or may even inhibit it. V-VIII.
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