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GINGER RED or PINK ALPINIA x 5 Availability- Year Round
Shelf Life - 17-20 days
Colors: Red or pink bracts
Flowers (bracts) are not fragrant
Sold by bunches
Bunches usually will have 5 stms
Cases - See Farm Direct Section
Botanical Name :Alpinia spp.
Common Name : Ginger, Shell Ginger, Shellflower
Product Use : Cut Flower
Pronunciation : al-PIN-ee-a
Family Roots : Member of the Zingiberaceae (ginger family).
Native of Indo-Malaysia.
Related species include ginger (spice) and ginger lily (Curcuma).
Personality : Flower head 8-10 inches long, made up of thick, shiny bracts at stem end.
Stems thick, up to 3 feet long.
Species is a herbaceous perennial from rhizomes and is classed as a monocotyledon, leaves mostly parallel veined.
Ethylene Sensitivity : Low
Care and Handling : Recut stems under water and place in plain tap water
Submerging flower heads upside down in room temperature water for about 30 minutes to help hydrate and extend vaselife is not a proven practice but is often recommended.
Storage Specifics : Chill sensitive, store above 55 F, up to 65 degrees F. Also, store upright to prevent bending (geotropic) problems.
Tidbits : A great number of gingers have been introduced into Hawaii, mostly from Indo-Malaysia. The red ginger is a native of Polynesia and is the most popular export variety. Edible ginger root, tumeric, and cardamom are some of the approximately 1350 species in the Zingiberaceae. Instead of a regular root system, gingers like heliconias spread and propagate by fat, knobby, ground level stems called rhizomes.
Named after Prosper Alpino who was an Italian botanist, 1553-1616.
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