Zingiber mioga
Japanese ginger, Mioga ginger, Hardy Japanese ginger
Zingiber Zingiber
Z. mioga - Z. mioga is a rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with upright, edible stems bearing large, narrowly lance-shaped, pointed, mid-green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, edible flower buds opening to orchid-like, fragrant, pale yellow flowers blooming at the base of the plant.
Zingiber mioga is: Deciduous
Upright
Pale-yellow in Summer; Pale-yellow in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Leaf roller , Rhizome scale , Shoot-boring moths Leaf roller , Rhizome scale , Shoot-boring moths
Bacterial soft rot , Leaf spot , Rhizome rot Bacterial soft rot , Leaf spot , Rhizome rot
Cut back old stems in autumn.
Propagate from fresh rhizome sections planted in moist but well-drained compost at 25-28C.
Division
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Zingiber mioga (Japanese ginger) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Greenhouse
Grows best in moist or moist but well-drained soil in partial or full shade in a sheltered site. Mulch in winter in cold areas. For culinary purposes, harvest root in autumn when the leaves have died.
Loamy, Sandy
Moisture-retentive, Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Zingiber mioga
Japanese ginger, Mioga ginger, Hardy Japanese ginger
Zingiber Zingiber
Z. mioga - Z. mioga is a rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with upright, edible stems bearing large, narrowly lance-shaped, pointed, mid-green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, edible flower buds opening to orchid-like, fragrant, pale yellow flowers blooming at the base of the plant.
Japan, Korea
Deciduous
Upright
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Pale-yellow in Summer; Pale-yellow in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Leaf roller , Rhizome scale , Shoot-boring moths
Bacterial soft rot , Leaf spot , Rhizome rot
Cut back old stems in autumn.
Propagate from fresh rhizome sections planted in moist but well-drained compost at 25-28C.
Division
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Zingiber mioga (Japanese ginger) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.4m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Greenhouse
Grows best in moist or moist but well-drained soil in partial or full shade in a sheltered site. Mulch in winter in cold areas. For culinary purposes, harvest root in autumn when the leaves have died.
Loamy, Sandy
Moisture-retentive, Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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