Culinary Galangal (Alpinia galangal) in 200 mm Pot

Family: Zingiberaceae (includes ginger and turneric)
Genus: Alpinia (includes Australian native ginger)

Botanical/Binomial Name: Alpinia galangal
Common Names: Galangal, Culinary Galangal, Lesser Galangal, Red Galangal

Botanical Characteristics: Herbaceous | Perennial | Rhizomatous | Drought tender | Frost tender
Propagation: Division of rhizomes | Seed

Item Description:
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Two available (price is for one). Each in a pot 200 mm diameter, and 200 mm high.

Plant Description:
This member of the ginger family is both a culinary and medicinal plant as well as a striking ornamental.

Galangal is a clumping plant which can reach 2 m high. For reference, the two in the photo are a year old, with the smaller one about 900 mm high and the taller one just shy of 1200 mm tall.

Growing Information:
Galangal can be grown in a very large pot but is best in the ground. It will thrive in rich, moist soil in a shady and protected spot.

This species is an evergreen perennial native to the tropics. The browned leaves in the photo are perfectly normal for this plant in my temperate winter, and not a sign of disease or ill-health. These are last year’s older leaves, with the new spring growth coming through a beautiful glossy green.

Regular applications of fertiliser will help develop the fragrant and tasty rhizomes galangal is renowned for.