



- Stock: In Stock
- Model: culinary-galangal-rhizome-clump
Family: Zingiberaceae (the ginger family: includes gingers, galangals, and turnerics)
Genus: Alpinia (includes Australian native ginger)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Alpinia galanga
Meaning of Name:
Alpinia, after the 17th century Italian botanist Prospero Alpini + Latin -ia (used especially to form genus names by appending to the name of (usually) a scientist or patron); and
galanga, from Mediaeval Latin galanga (‘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:
Potted culinary galangal can be purchased here if in stock.
Photos are indicative of, but not necessarily the exact rhizomes you will receive.
You will receive a decent clump of rhizomes with roots, and quite possibly shooting as well, as in the first photo. This clump can be planted as is, or can be easily divided into pieces to plant out separately.
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.
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, but will grow well in temperate, frost-free areas. The leaves may brown or die back a bit in temperate zones during colder months, when it becomes somewhat dormant.
Regular applications of fertiliser will help develop the fragrant and tasty rhizomes galangal is renowned for.
Local pick-up is welcome — we’re in Gwynneville, near Wollongong University.
Pick-up is by mutual arrangement please, as we don’t have a shopfront.
Having said that, we are always here and more often than not can easily fit in with whichever day and time suits you best!
Feel free to suggest preferred pick-up time(s) in the comments box during checkout and we’ll reply as soon as we see the notification.
Especial Note Regarding Large Air-Pot® Orders
Depending on the order, we may suggest that large Air-Pot® orders are best sent directly to you from the warehouse.
Especial Note Regarding Jujube Trees
When posting out bare-rooted jujube trees, we routinely trim them to fit the box and keep postage costs to a minimum. These trees are typically knee-high when planted out, though some may be smaller.
This of course doesn’t apply for pick-ups, and in fact we will set aside the tallest trees specifically for this purpose. These trees can often be hip-high, and sometimes taller again.
Please note that this is not a guarantee, as heights of different cultivars can differ from year to year.