The flowers make beautiful, long-lasting cut flowers and are popular for tropical flower arrangements. Here in Hawaii, Red Ginger is usually found growing at the edge of lowland forests, trails and roads. The pseudostems (formed by the leaf sheaths) emerge from underground rhizomes. The leaves are green, alternate, sessile, and oblong in shape. The flowers are occasionally followed by rounded seed capsules. Young plantlets emerge from the base of the old inflorescences and can take root if they touch the ground. This stunning, small ginger is distributed in humid tropical rainforests from southern Mexico to Ecuador between sea level and 1900 m. Height: To 15 feet (5 m) tall, but usually much less.ĭescription: The small, inconspicuous, tubular, white flowers emerge from between colorful floral bracts on terminal flower spikes. Additionally, red button ginger can thrive in a soil mixture with a soil pH level that ranges from neutral to acidic. You can increase the nutritional value of your soil by amending it with organic matter.

It will thrive best in a rich and moderately fertile soil mix. The much more conspicuous floral bracts are red, pink, or white. Plant your red button ginger in a soil mixture that is moist but well-draining.

This naturalized ornamental garden plant is native to parts of Melanesia.įlower Color: White.

Red button ginger edible