• Image of Zingiber kawagoii 'Ali' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Zingiber kawagoii 'Ali'

Ali Kawagoii Ginger Lily

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Item #: 14880

Zones: 7b to 9b, possibly colder

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 30" tall

Culture: Part Sun to Shade

Origin: China, Taiwan

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Logo indicating plant is one of Plant Delights' Introductions

We're always on the lookout for new winter hardy gingers, and our prayers were answered in 2008, as we descended Taiwan's Ali Shan and spotted a massive forest of ginger lilies growing alongside giant bamboo, underneath a massive forest of cryptomerias at 5,300' elevation. The 30" tall gingers are adorned with clusters of small basal-produced, bright red flowers from September until a hard freeze. The clumps spread slowly in our climate, resulting in a 3' wide patch in ten years. It's only taken us twelve years to bulk up enough to finally share as a 2021 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction.